A Further Comparison of Manual Signing, Picture Exchange, and Speech-Generating Devices as Communication Modes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	van der Meer, Larah; Sutherland, Dean; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sigafoos, Jeff
Titel	A Further Comparison of Manual Signing, Picture Exchange, and Speech-Generating Devices as Communication Modes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 4, S.1247-1257 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2012.04.005
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Autism; Sign Language; Pictorial Stimuli; Assistive Technology; Children; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Program Effectiveness; Communication Skills; Maintenance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Gebärdensprache; Fantasieanregung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kommunikationsstil
Abstract	We compared acquisition of, and preference for, manual signing (MS), picture exchange (PE), and speech-generating devices (SGDs) in four children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Intervention was introduced across participants in a non-concurrent multiple-baseline design and acquisition of the three communication modes was compared in an alternating treatments design. Children's preference for using MS, PE or the SGD was also assessed. With intervention, all four participants learned to make specific requests using at least one of the three communication modes. The children also showed a preference for one mode. These results extend previous studies by demonstrating (in four new children with ASD) differential acquisition of, and idiosyncratic preferences for, three commonly used alternative communication modes. The present results further suggest faster acquisition and better maintenance with the preferred mode. We conclude that children's preferences for MS, PE, and SGDs should be considered when designing and implementing augmentative and alternative communication interventions. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10