Minimally verbal school‐aged children with autism spectrum disorder: The neglected end of the spectrum

H Tager‐Flusberg, C Kasari - Autism research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
It is currently estimated that about 30% of children with autism spectrum disorder remain
minimally verbal, even after receiving years of interventions and a range of educational …

Motor development and motor resonance difficulties in autism: relevance to early intervention for language and communication skills

JP McCleery, NA Elliott, DS Sampanis… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Research suggests that a sub-set of children with autism experience notable difficulties and
delays in motor skills development, and that a large percentage of children with autism …

A parent-mediated intervention to increase responsive parental behaviors and child communication in children with ASD: A randomized clinical trial

M Siller, T Hutman, M Sigman - Journal of autism and developmental …, 2013 - Springer
Longitudinal research has demonstrated that responsive parental behaviors reliably predict
subsequent language gains in children with autism spectrum disorder. To investigate the …

Brief report: Predictors of outcomes in the Early Start Denver Model delivered in a group setting

G Vivanti, C Dissanayake, C Zierhut, SJ Rogers… - Journal of autism and …, 2013 - Springer
There is a paucity of studies that have looked at factors associated with responsiveness to
interventions in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigated learning …

Support for AAC use in preschool, and growth in language skills, for young children with developmental disabilities

RM Barker, S Akaba, NC Brady… - Augmentative and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about how AAC use in preschool may impact language development for
children with complex communication needs (eg, children with autism, cerebral palsy, Down …

The contribution of two categories of parent verbal responsiveness to later language for toddlers and preschoolers on the autism spectrum

Purpose The authors examined longitudinal associations between 2 categories of parent
verbal responsiveness and language comprehension and production 1 year later in 40 …

Comparative efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) versus a speech-generating device: Effects on requesting skills

MC Boesch, O Wendt, A Subramanian, N Hsu - Research in Autism …, 2013 - Elsevier
An experimental, single-subject research study investigated the comparative efficacy of the
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) versus a speech-generating device …

Distance video-teleconferencing in early intervention: Pilot study of a naturalistic parent-implemented language intervention

A McDuffie, W Machalicek, A Oakes… - Topics in Early …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Maternal verbal responsiveness in naturally occurring interactions is known to facilitate
language development for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The present study …

Is more better? Milieu communication teaching in toddlers with intellectual disabilities

ME Fey, PJ Yoder, SF Warren, SL Bredin-Oja - 2013 - ASHA
Purpose The authors sought to determine whether a program of 5 weekly doses of milieu
communication teaching (MCT) would yield improvements in children's communication and …

Comparative efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) versus a speech-generating device: Effects on social-communicative skills and speech …

MC Boesch, O Wendt, A Subramanian… - Augmentative and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and a speech-generating
device (SGD) were compared in a study with a multiple baseline, alternating treatment …