Participatory design of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology with autistic adults

L Kudryashov - 2021 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) technology has potential to improve
wellbeing and communication access for speaking and semi-speaking autistic adults, but …

Augmentative and alternative communication for speaking autistic adults: Overview and recommendations

AH Zisk, E Dalton - Autism in Adulthood, 2019 - liebertpub.com
In recent years, technologies used for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
have seen increasing development and availability. As a result, more and more autistic …

“Everyone deserves AAC”: Preliminary study of the experiences of speaking autistic adults who use augmentative and alternative communication

AL Donaldson, endever* corbin, J McCoy - Perspectives of the ASHA Special …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Autistic adults use a variety of communication methods, including both speech and
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); however, there has been limited, if any …

Designing augmentative and alternative communication applications: The results of focus groups with speech-language pathologists and parents of children with …

JB Boster, JW McCarthy - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain insight from speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) and parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) regarding appealing …

Bridging the Social & Technical Divide in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Applications for Autistic Adults

LJ Martin, M Nagalakshmi - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.17730, 2024 - arxiv.org
Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques are being used more frequently to improve
high-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), but many of these …

Comparing and contrasting barriers in augmentative alternative communication use in nonspeaking autism and complex communication needs: multi-stakeholder …

SH Yau, K Choo, J Tan, O Monson, S Bovell - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Augmentative alternative communication (AAC) devices or systems are often prescribed to
minimally verbal or nonspeaking autistic individuals and other individuals with complex …

Augmentative and alternative communication in autism spectrum disorder: transitioning from letter board to iPad–a case study

D Mavritsakis - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This case study examines the effective use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(AAC) tools in enhancing communication skills in a 15-year-old male with Autism Spectrum …

Autistic Communication: A Survey of School-Based Professionals

AL Donaldson, AH Zisk, B Eddy, endever* corbin… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Access to communication is a basic human right, yet autistic adults have reported
challenges fully and effectively expressing themselves throughout childhood. This may be …

Growing up with AAC in the digital age: a longitudinal profile of communication across contexts from toddler to teen

M King, MA Romski, RA Sevcik - Augmentative and Alternative …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Smart technology (eg, smartphones, smartwatches, tablets) and the age of information have
transformed our society and changed the lives of individuals who rely on assistive …

[PDF][PDF] Agency in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

S Valencia Valenc - 2023 - reports-archive.adm.cs.cmu.edu
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices enable speech-based
communication when people cannot use their own physical voice to speak …