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ERIC Number: ED630898
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul-28
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Caregiver-Implemented AAC Interventions for Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review
Marianne Elmquist; Becky Crowe; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Joe Reichle; Lauren Pierson; Jessica Simacek; Ee Rea Hong; Ching-Yi Liao; J. Birdie Ganz
Grantee Submission
Many children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities benefit from augmentative and alternative communication strategies (AAC) to increase their communicative competency. Furthermore, caregiver-implemented AAC interventions are an effective and efficient strategy to improve communication outcomes. We reviewed the caregiver-implemented AAC intervention literature to assess child and caregiver characteristics, what kind of interventions caregivers were taught, how caregivers were trained, and how studies evaluated caregiver implementation. We found that families from marginalized backgrounds were underrepresented. Most studies used functional behavioral interventions and various teaching strategies, and few included caregiver-dependent variables. We discuss our results in the context of improving future caregiver-implemented AAC interventions and, in turn, child communication outcomes. [This is the online version of an article published in "Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders."]
Publication Type: Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A180110; T32HD007489; U54HD090256