Research Catalog

Title

Autism spectrum disorders and AAC / edited by Pat Mirenda and Teresa Iacono ; with invited contributors.

Publication

Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub., [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Mirenda, Pat.
• Iacono, Teresa.

Description

xviii, 484 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Augmentative and alternative communication series

Uniform Title

AAC series.

Subjects

• Child Development Disorders, Pervasive > rehabilitation
• Disabled Children > education
• Communication Disorders > rehabilitation
• Communication
• Autistic children > Means of communication
• Autistic Disorder > rehabilitation
• Child
• Adolescent
• Autistic youth > Means of communication

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. Overview and Assessment -- 1. Introduction to AAC for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Pat Mirenda -- 2. Assessment Issues / Teresa Iacono and Teena Caithness -- II. Communication Modalities -- 3. Presymbolic Communicators with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Charity M. Rowland -- 4. Research on the Use of Manual Signs and Graphic Symbols in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review / Oliver Wendt -- Appendix A. Overview and Appraisal of Studies Involving Manual Signs and Gestures -- Appendix B. Overview and Appraisal of Studies Involving Graphic Symbols -- 5. Speech Output and Speech-Generating Devices in Autism Spectrum Disorders / Ralf W. Schlosser, Jeff Sigafoos and Rajinder K. Koul -- 6. Effects of AAC on the Natural Speech Development of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Diane C. Millar -- III. AAC Interventions -- 7. AAC and the SCERTS Model: Incorporating AAC within a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Educational Program / Emily Rubin, Amy C. Laurent, Barry M. Prizant and Amy M. Wetherby -- 8. The System for Augmenting Language: Implications for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders / MaryAnn Romski, Rose A. Sevcik, Ashlyn Smith, R. Micheal Barker, Stephanie Folan and Andrea Barton-Hulsey -- 9. Using AAC Technologies to Build Social Interaction with Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Kathryn D. R. Drager, Janice C. Light and Erinn H. Finke -- 10. The Picture Exchange Communication System: Clinical and Research Applications / Andy Bondy and Lori Frost -- 11. A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Visual Supports for Augmented Input with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Pat Mirenda and Kenneth E. Brown -- 12. Functional Communication Training and Choice-Making Interventions for the Treatment of Problem Behavior in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Jeff Sigafoos, Mark F. O'Reilly and Giulio E. Lancioni -- 13. The Role of Aided AAC in Replacing Unconventional Communicative Acts with More Conventional Ones / Krista M. Wilkinson and Joe Reichle -- IV. AAC-Related Issues -- 14. Literacy in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Use AAC / David A. Koppenhaver and Karen A. Erickson -- 15. Membership, Participation, and Learning in General Education Classrooms for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Use AAC / Michael McSheehan, Rae M. Sonnenmeier and Cheryl M. Jorgensen -- Appendix. Beyond Access Model Best Practices -- 16. Supporting the Participation of Adolescents and Adults with Complex Communication Needs / Teresa Iacono, Hilary Johnson and Sheridan Forster.

ISBN

• 9781557669537 (hardcover)
• 1557669538

LCCN

2008042670

OCLC

• ocn259902171
• 259902171
• SCSB-8877567

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries