Impact of PECS tablet computer app on receptive identification of pictures given a verbal stimulus. Academic Article

abstract

• OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this brief report was to determine the effect on receptive identification of photos of a tablet computer-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system with voice output. METHODS: A multiple baseline single-case experimental design across vocabulary words was implemented. One participant, a preschool-aged boy with autism and little intelligible verbal language, was included in the study. RESULTS: Although a functional relation between the intervention and the dependent variable was not established, the intervention did appear to result in mild improvement for two of the three vocabulary words selected. CONCLUSION: The authors recommend further investigations of the collateral impacts of AAC on skills other than expressive language.

authors

• Ganz, J. Birdie

published proceedings

• Dev Neurorehabil

altmetric score

• 0.75

author list (cited authors)

• Ganz, J. B., Hong, E. R., Goodwyn, F., Kite, E., & Gilliland, W.

citation count

• 30

complete list of authors

• Ganz, Jennifer B||Hong, Ee Rea||Goodwyn, Fara||Kite, Elizabeth||Gilliland, Whitney

publication date

• January 2015

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Developmental Neurorehabilitation  Journal

keywords

• Augmentative And Alternative Communication
• Autism
• Autistic Disorder
• Child, Preschool
• Communication Aids For Disabled
• Complex Communication Needs
• Humans
• Ipad
• Ipod
• Language
• Male
• Mobile Applications
• Receptive Communication
• Vocabulary

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3109/17518423.2013.821539

start page

• 82

end page

• 87

volume

• 18

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2013.821539