Purpose: Families and professionals often consider augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) a “last resort” for persons with communication challenges; however …

Purpose: This study aims to illustrate how environmental systems shape the peer
interactions of an autistic student within the classroom. Method: Drawing on the …

Effective Augmentative and Alternative Communication Practices provides a user-friendly
handbook for any school-based practitioner, whether you are a special education teacher …

ABSTRACT EN Historically, individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental
disorder, have been cast as “silent angels,”“nonverbal,” and “speechless.” As a …

This article proposes distributed communication as a promising theoretical framework for
building supportive environments for child language development. Distributed …

The rapid development of technologies and the increasingly strict international shipping
regulations help to explain a significant decrease in shipping losses over decades …

Purpose The present clinical focus article describes and illustrates 3 key elements of a
supports-based approach to enhancing friendship with autistic students. Method In …

Parents of children with both cortical visual impairment (CVI) and complex communication
needs offer unique perspectives on their children's journeys to receiving proper diagnoses …

Purpose The present clinical focus draws on an intrinsic case study to provide a thick
description of the communication profile of John, a 9-year-old minimally verbal autistic …

The increased maritime accidents attributable to communication barriers have raised great
concern about international shipping safety. The requirement for effective communication …