What we write about when we write about AAC: The past 30 years of research and future directions

D McNaughton, J Light - Augmentative and Alternative …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
For the past 30 years, the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) journal has
both documented and instigated change in the field of AAC. We reviewed the papers …

'We were just kind of handed it and then it was smoke bombed by everyone': How do external stakeholders contribute to parent rejection and the abandonment of AAC …

A Moorcroft, N Scarinci, C Meyer - International journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background There are multiple stakeholders involved in the introduction of augmentative
and alternative communication (AAC) systems to children with complex communication …

Implementing aided augmentative communication systems with persons having complex communicative needs

J Reichle, J Simacek… - Behavior …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems can support communication
skills for people with significant developmental disabilities who experience complex …

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 …

Parents' perceptions and experiences with their children's use of augmentative/alternative communication: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

C Berenguer, ER Martínez, S De Stasio… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) consists of any method of
communicating that supplements or completely substitutes oral and/or written language …

Perceptions of communication style and influences on intervention practices for young children with AAC needs

EH Finke, E Quinn - Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The current study was designed to determine whether SLP perceptions of communication
style (passive or active) affect their intervention planning and decision making for young …

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 …

Assessment with children who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): Clinical decisions of AAC specialists

SK Lund, W Quach, K Weissling, M McKelvey… - Language, speech, and …, 2017 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore how speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) who are augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) specialists approach …

Developing the ICF-CY for AAC profile and code set for children who rely on AAC

C Rowland, M Fried-Oken, SAM Steiner… - Augmentative and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
We describe the ICF-CY for AAC Profile, a tool to integrate information about the multiple
factors affecting communication skill development and use in school-aged children with …

Participant characteristics predicting communication outcomes in AAC implementation for individuals with ASD and IDD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JB Ganz, JE Pustejovsky, J Reichle… - Augmentative and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This meta-analysis examined communication outcomes in single-case design studies of
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions and their relationship to …