A Systematic Review of Research into Aided AAC to Increase Social-Communication Functions in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Logan, K., Iacono, T., et al. (2017).
AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 33(1), 51-64.
This systematic review investigates the effects of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions on functional communication outcomes of children on the autism spectrum. This review also investigates the maintenance, generalization, and social validity of outcomes.
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From January 1994 to June 2015
Group and single-case experimental design studies
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There is emerging evidence that augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions can be used to teach and elicit communicative functions such as commenting, greeting or making requests for action, information, or social routines beyond object request. "Further research focused on varied and also socially motivated communication functions" is needed (p. 61).
