Interventions Using High-Technology Communication Devices: A State of the Art Review
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
Baxter, S., Enderby, P., et al. (2012).
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 64(3), 137-144.
This review investigates the effect of high-technology augmentative and alternative communication devices on a variety of outcomes (e.g., response attempts, communicative attempts, behavior) in individuals with communication difficulties not resulting from a primary auditory or visual loss.
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"The findings of this review suggest that these [high-technology] devices may be beneficial to enhance communication across a broad range of diagnoses [e.g., acquired non-progressive and progressive neurological disorders, autism/<br />autistic spectrum disorder, other developmental disorders] and age ranges" (p. 141).
