Contributor
Mirenda, Pat.
Imprint:Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub., c2009.
Descriptionxviii, 484 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction to AAC for individuals with autism spectrum disorders / Pat Mirenda -- Assessment issues / Teresa Iacono and Teena Caithness -- Presymbolic communicators with autism spectrum disorders / Charity M. Rowland -- Research on the use of manual signs and graphic symbols in autism spectrum disorders : a systematic review / Oliver Wendt -- Speech output and speech-generating devices in autism spectrum disorders / Ralf W. Schlosser, Jeff Sigafoos, and Rajinder K. Koul -- Effects of AAC on the natural speech development of individuals with autism spectrum disorders / Diane C. Millar -- AAC and the SCERTS model : incorporating AAC within a comprehensive, multidisciplinary educational program / Emily Rubin ... [et al.] -- The system for augmenting language : implications for young children with autism spectrum disorders / MaryAnn Romski ... [et al.] --
Note: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 -- The picture exchange communication system : clinical and research applications / Andy Bondy and Lori Frost -- 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 -- 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 -- The role of aided AAC in replacing unconventional communicative acts with more conventional ones / Krista M. Wilkinson and Joe Reichle -- Literacy in individuals with autism spectrum disorders who use AAC / David A. Koppenhaver and Karen A. Erickson -- 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 -- Supporting the participation of adolescents and adults with complex communication needs / Teresa Iacono, Hilary Johnson, and Sheridan Forster.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
