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Nunes, Debora R. P. – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
Fifty-six studies from 1980 to 2007 involving the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) by individuals with autism were reviewed. The majority of the studies used single-subject research designs and emphasized language production skills. Many investigations were held in artificial language learning settings, and a few involved…
Descriptors: Total Communication, Autism, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Wallick, Mollie Marcus – 1980
The paper describes a program of teaching simultaneous communication (total communication) to behaviorally disordered preschool children, and presents the cases of two autistic and two autisticlike children. Simultaneous communication involves tactile, visual, oral, and auditory modalities and combines spoken language with Signed English. Before…
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Emotional Disturbances
Wallick, Mollie Marcus; Boudreaux, Mary Verlander – 1979
Two teachers recount the 2 years they each spent teaching an autistic 9-year-old boy named Bernie. The first teacher reviews Bernie's life history, reporting the facts of his birth and followup examinations which revealed no medical abnormality. The teacher then describes her work with Bernie at the Therapeutic Nursery School. After an initial…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Autism, Behavior Change, Case Studies