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In dialogue with the body: a phenomenological exploration of the interrelationship between people who use AAC and their AAC devices. 与身体对话：对使用 AAC 的人与其 AAC 设备之间相互关系的现象学探索。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2407792

Wisnu A Pradana

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Frequency of Hebrew word usage by children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: implications for AAC core vocabulary. 智力和发育障碍儿童使用希伯来语词汇的频率：对 AAC 核心词汇的影响。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2407794

Gat Savaldi-Harussi, Sigal Uziel

{"title":"Frequency of Hebrew word usage by children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: implications for AAC core vocabulary.","authors":"Gat Savaldi-Harussi, Sigal Uziel","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2407794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2407794","url":null,"abstract":"Appropriate vocabulary selection for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention is crucial to support communication and language development in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Core vocabulary lists are commonly used to guide this process, and there is a need for language-specific consideration. This paper aimed to develop a wordlist for selecting the core vocabulary for AAC intervention for young Hebrew-speaking children with IDD. Five children (age 3;5-8;4) were audio-recorded in naturalistic interactions with an interviewer and family members. Using Levy's clinical corpus in the Child Language Data Exchange System (CHILDES) and Child Phonology Analyzer (CPA) tools and preestablished codes, wordlists with usage frequencies were extracted and coded for lexeme, lexical categories and functions or content. The percentages of the 20, 50, 100, and 200 most frequent lexemes were calculated for each child and for the five children combined. The top 200 most frequently used lexemes constituted 85% of the composite lexicon. A comparison was made between this study list and a previous list derived from language samples of typically developing (TD). Lexemes representing function words dominated, albeit with a slight preference for content words in children with IDD. Among the content words, children with IDD used more adverbs, while children with TD used more verbs. Implications for AAC core vocabulary are discussed.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Listen up! perspectives of people of color who use augmentative and alternative communication in the United States. 听好了！美国使用辅助和替代性交流手段的有色人种的观点。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2407798

Shelley Lund, Yoosun Chung, Tracy Rackensperger, Alison Pentland, Adriana Castillo, Gracie Williams, Wendy Quach

{"title":"Listen up! perspectives of people of color who use augmentative and alternative communication in the United States.","authors":"Shelley Lund, Yoosun Chung, Tracy Rackensperger, Alison Pentland, Adriana Castillo, Gracie Williams, Wendy Quach","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2407798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2407798","url":null,"abstract":"Every individual has a fundamental right to communicate and access equal opportunities to fully participate in society. However, this right may not be fully manifested for individuals with communication access needs especially those from underrepresented groups. This project had two aims, to determine 1) the specific experiences, challenges, and aspirations related to the cultural identities of people of color (POC) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and 2) how AAC service providers and manufacturers can support POC AAC users in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner. We conducted an online, asynchronous focus group with seven participants over eight weeks. The participants' responses were coded qualitatively. Seven major themes were identified: AAC is a Culture, AAC System Features, Self-Identity as a Person of Color who uses AAC, Experience with Service Providers, Improvements to the Field of AAC, Racial Inequities in AAC Support, and Future Research. Suggestions are provided regarding how service providers and manufacturers can serve as better allies to support POC who use AAC.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of the body in SGD-mediated interactions 身体在以 SGD 为媒介的互动中的作用

IF 2 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2398436

Sofia Benson-Goldberg, Lily Gullion, Karen Erickson

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The application of the family of participation-related constructs (fPRC) framework to AAC intervention outcomes in children with complex communication needs: a scoping review. 家庭参与相关构念(fPRC)框架在复杂沟通需要儿童AAC干预结果中的应用:范围综述

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2023.2276701

Pauline Prinsloo, Shakila Dada, Kirsty Bastable, Parimala Raghavendra, Mats Granlund

{"title":"The application of the family of participation-related constructs (fPRC) framework to AAC intervention outcomes in children with complex communication needs: a scoping review.","authors":"Pauline Prinsloo, Shakila Dada, Kirsty Bastable, Parimala Raghavendra, Mats Granlund","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2023.2276701","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2023.2276701","url":null,"abstract":"Participation is a fundamental human right, and being able to communicate is an essential component of participation in various life situations, such as at school, with peers, and in the community. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions aim to facilitate communication and social interaction, independence, and participation in all aspects of life. The purpose of this study was to summarize and map the AAC intervention outcomes for children with complex communication needs onto the Family of Participation-Related Constructs (fPRC) framework. The scoping review identified 270 studies for inclusion, and the data gathered was extracted and mapped onto the fPRC framework. The results indicate that although many studies have reported on participation-related constructs such as activity competence and context, there is still insufficient focus on attendance and involvement, sense of self, and environment constructs. Hence, future research in the field of AAC is needed on the various constructs of participation proposed by the fPRC framework.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138296360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Teaching South African center-based caregivers to implement augmentative and alternative communication strategies. 教授南非中心护理人员实施辅助和替代性交流策略。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-26 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2023.2294741

Kerstin Tönsing, Shakila Dada

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Visual fixation patterns to AAC displays are significantly correlated with motor selection for individuals with Down syndrome or individuals on the autism spectrum. 对于唐氏综合症患者或自闭症谱系的患者来说，AAC 显示屏的视觉固定模式与运动选择有明显的相关性。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2325065

Krista M Wilkinson, Savanna Brittlebank, Allison Barwise, Tara O'Neill Zimmerman, Janice Light

{"title":"Visual fixation patterns to AAC displays are significantly correlated with motor selection for individuals with Down syndrome or individuals on the autism spectrum.","authors":"Krista M Wilkinson, Savanna Brittlebank, Allison Barwise, Tara O'Neill Zimmerman, Janice Light","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2325065","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2325065","url":null,"abstract":"Eye tracking research technologies are often used to study how individuals attend visually to different types of AAC displays (e.g. visual scene displays, grid displays). The assumption is that efficiency of visual search may relate to efficiency of motor selection necessary for communication via aided AAC; however, this assumption has not received direct empirical study. We examined the relation between speed of visual search and speed of motor selection of symbols. Ten individuals on the autism spectrum (AS; Study 1) and nine with Down syndrome (DS; Study 2) participated in a search task using simulated AAC displays with a main visual scene display (VSD) and a navigation bar of thumbnail VSDs. Participants were given an auditory prompt to find one of four thumbnail VSDs in the navigation bar. Eye tracking technologies measured how long it took participants to fixate visually on the thumbnail VSD, and recorded how long it took participants to select the thumbnail VSD with a finger. A statistically significant relationship emerged between visual fixation and selection latencies, confirming the positive relationship between visual processing and motor selection for both groups of participants. Eye tracking data may serve as a useful proxy measure for evaluating how display design influences selection of AAC symbols, especially when individuals are unwilling or unable to comply with traditional behaviorally-based assessment tasks.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141089228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Increasing linguistic and prelinguistic communication for social closeness during naturalistic AAC instruction with young children on the autism spectrum. 在自闭症儿童的自然AAC教学中增加语言和语言前交流以促进社会亲密。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2023.2283846

Brenna Griffen, Christine Holyfield, Elizabeth R Lorah, Nicolette Caldwell

{"title":"Increasing linguistic and prelinguistic communication for social closeness during naturalistic AAC instruction with young children on the autism spectrum.","authors":"Brenna Griffen, Christine Holyfield, Elizabeth R Lorah, Nicolette Caldwell","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2023.2283846","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2023.2283846","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the effects of an intervention package using high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with Naturalistic Instruction (NI), time delay, and prompting during social routines for preschoolers on the autism spectrum. The AAC was a communication application on a tablet programmed with color photo representations of participants and communication partners engaged in social routines. The primary dependent measure was a linguistic communication turn on the AAC device completing the instructor's cloze phrase related to the routine. A secondary dependent measure was prelinguistic communication -nonspecific vocalizations and smiling - within each turn of the routine. Results indicated that all communication types increased and maintained for all three participants with two participants meeting mastery criteria within the minimal number of sessions. These results are significant in providing additional evidence for the effectiveness of AAC intervention beyond teaching simple object requests and in teaching more socially meaningful communication to children on the autism spectrum. Additionally, this study supports the use of color photo representations to promote social interaction. Future research should continue to evaluate such interventions on a larger scale and include naturally occurring communication partners, such as siblings and peers.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138177624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A tutorial: self-created film as a semiotic resource in AAC. 教程：自制影片作为 AAC 的符号资源。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2387573

Mascha Legel, Gloria Soto, Nicola Grove, Annalu Waller, Stijn Deckers, Hans van Balkom, Ronald Spanjers, Christopher Norrie, Bert Steenbergen

{"title":"A tutorial: self-created film as a semiotic resource in AAC.","authors":"Mascha Legel, Gloria Soto, Nicola Grove, Annalu Waller, Stijn Deckers, Hans van Balkom, Ronald Spanjers, Christopher Norrie, Bert Steenbergen","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2387573","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2387573","url":null,"abstract":"Sharing personal stories with others is essential to human interaction and language development. To communicate, individuals use a variety of semiotic resources, including images, symbols, and written and spoken language. These modes are deployed in the co-construction of a daily face-to-face conversation. A self-created film can serve as a valuable resource to facilitate a deeper understanding of a personal experience, especially where spoken or written language may present a challenge, for example, for people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Although the AAC literature indicates that using videos delivers benefits for aided communicators, guidelines on how to self-create, use, and transcribe them are rare. The present paper, a tutorial, describes how people who use AAC can develop a personal-video-scene (PVS) via the Film as Observable Communication (FaOC) method to utilize self-created films in sharing their stories. The first part of this paper, the theoretical framework, describes theories, methods, and practices from the fields of AAC, social semiotics, and visual anthropology, on which the FaOC method is based. The second part provides a step-by-step tutorial delivering practical guidance on how to create, use, and transcribe the PVS as a resource in conversations.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Smart Predict: adding partner-suggested vocabulary to increase efficiency in a dual tablet AAC typing application. 智能预测：在双平板电脑 AAC 键入应用程序中添加伙伴建议的词汇，以提高效率。

IF 2.1 3区医学

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2024.2374314

Melanie Fried-Oken, Michelle A Kinsella, Erik Jakobs, Tom Jakobs, Aimee Mooney, Betts Peters, Rebecca Pryor, Scott Spaulding

{"title":"Smart Predict: adding partner-suggested vocabulary to increase efficiency in a dual tablet AAC typing application.","authors":"Melanie Fried-Oken, Michelle A Kinsella, Erik Jakobs, Tom Jakobs, Aimee Mooney, Betts Peters, Rebecca Pryor, Scott Spaulding","doi":"10.1080/07434618.2024.2374314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2024.2374314","url":null,"abstract":"Smart Predict is a novel two-tablet application developed to improve conversational efficiency for people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. The Smart Predict system consists of two distinct applications that were built for use with two Android tablets and/or phones with Bluetooth® capability. One application is referred to as the AAC User app and the second application is called the Partner app. Smart Predict integrates vocabulary supplementation from communication partners in real-time while persons who rely on AAC generate text and maintain full control to choose words within a word prediction line. Using single-case research designs with adapted alternating treatments under two counterbalanced treatment conditions (AAC User app alone versus AAC User app + Partner app), we examined message efficiency with persons who rely on switch scanning for on-screen keyboards. User experience questionnaires were administered to determine satisfaction and workload, and to provide feedback for future development efforts. Three adults with complex communication needs and motor impairments conversed with research staff about fourteen movie trailers. Characters per minute and switch selections per character produced by the person with complex communication needs and motor impairments were measured during 15-minute interviews to represent communication speed and effort. Results indicate that message efficiency increased with the dual-tablet Smart Predict, indicating faster message generation with the vocabulary supplementation system. User satisfaction increased and perceived effort decreased under the Smart Predict conditions. Given these results within a research and development framework, the Smart Predict concept is a viable feature that could be considered within smart AAC technologies.","PeriodicalId":49234,"journal":{"name":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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