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Brenna Griffen – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2025
This Case Study is based on original research applying a single-case multiple baseline across participants design to investigate the effects of naturalistic augmentative and alternative communication instruction during routines for social closeness for three young neurodiverse children. This Case Study focuses on why a single-case design (SCD) was…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Children, Program Effectiveness
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Richard J. May; Hira Salman; Sean J. O'Neill; Louise Denne; Corinna Grindle; Richard Cross; Emily Roberts-Tyler; Isabelle Meek; Catherine Games – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system which is widely used to support children with developmental disabilities. In the present study, we surveyed individuals responsible for implementing PECS in special educational settings in the United Kingdom (N=283). We explored knowledge…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Special Education, Knowledge Level
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Mohammed Alzyoudi; Fawzi Alghazali – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This study investigates the efficacy of iPad-based interventions in improving communication skills among students with autism, focusing on two participants with minimal functional speech. Materials/methods: A multiple baseline design was employed, consisting of two phases--a baseline phase (A), where the participants had access…
Descriptors: Tablet Computers, Intervention, Communication Skills, Students with Disabilities
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Neslihan Canpolat-Cig; Mary Frances Hanline – International Technology and Education Journal, 2025
This study examined an intervention package incorporating an iPad-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) application, Proloquo2Go, to improve wh-question-answering skills in a 15-year-old adolescent with autism. A single-case, multiple baseline design across three types of wh-questions ("what," "where," and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills
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Miguel E. Ampuero; Evey M. Kinkade; Thom Ratkos – Education and Treatment of Children, 2025
In undergraduate teacher education programs, student-educators may receive limited training in the implementation of communication-based, evidence-based instructional practices (CB-EBIPs). As a result, CB-EBIPs may not be utilized at ideal levels in the education of students with extensive support needs (ESN). An extensive body of research has…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preservice Teacher Education
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Xiaofan Zhang; Rachel E. Robertson; Dan Li; Wei Shen; Qin Li – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a speech-generating device (SGD) application on manding skills in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Given the communication challenges faced by many individuals with ASD, alternative methods for expressing needs are crucial. The SGD utilized speech synthesis technology to provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Young Children
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Camryn Terblanche; Michelle Pascoe; Michal Harty – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
Communication partners are instrumental in the successful use and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), especially in schools, but stakeholder views from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not well represented in the literature. Focus group interviews with seven professionals and three caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education