Developmental Disability

‘But I’d rather have raisins!’: Exploring a hybridized approach to multimodal interaction in the case of a minimally verbal child with autism.

Doak, L. (2019). ‘But I’d rather have raisins!’: Exploring a hybridized approach to multimodal interaction in the case of a minimally verbal child with autism. Qualitative Research, 19(1), 30–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117752115 This study examined a snack time interaction between a school staff member and a three-year-old student with ASD and Global Developmental Delay who is minimally […]

Pictogram tablet: A speech generating device focused on language learning.

Martínez-Santiago, F., Montejo-Ráez, A., & García-Cumbreras, M. (2018). Pictogram tablet: A speech generating device focused on language learning. Interacting with Computers, 30(2), 116–132. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwx022 This study examined the use of verbal behavioral analysis strategies to elicit adult-preferred responses from students with autism aged 4 to 10 years who are beginning communicators, using an AAC app

Supporting a child with multiple disabilities to participate in social interaction: The case of asking a question.

Norén, N., & Sigurd Pilesjö, M. (2016). Supporting a child with multiple disabilities to participate in social interaction: The case of asking a question. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 30(10), 790–811. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2016.1213883 This study examined the multiparty interaction in which a speech language therapist supported a 10-year-old girl with multiple disabilities (i.e., cerebral palsy, moderate intellectual

Communicative interaction between a non-speaking child with cerebral palsy and her mother using an iPadTM.

Pinto, M., & Gardner, H. (2014). Communicative interaction between a non-speaking child with cerebral palsy and her mother using an iPadTM. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 30(2), 207–220. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659013518338 This study examined how turns are designed between a mother and her 8-year-old child with cerebral palsy and additional disabilities (i.e., seizure disorder, strabismus, nystagmus, unknown

Creating meaning through the coordination of gaze direction and arm/hand movement.

Sigurd Pilesjö, M. (2014). Creating meaning through the coordination of gaze direction and arm/hand movement. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 5(1), 63–96. https://doi.org/10.1558/jircd.v4i2.63 This study investigated the use of arm/hand movement and gaze direction for creating mutual understanding between a girl aged 10;4 years with severe speech, physical impairment and moderate intellectual disability

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