Research: A Back Door Approach to Autism and AAC

Authored by Mirenda, P. in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Volume 24, Issue 3, p. 220-234, (2008).

Article summary (posted Jun 15, 2009):

Therapies for motor (movement) skills, language, and reading development may help children with autism learn to communicate.

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) therapies tend to focus on very basic communication skills. There is growing evidence that additional therapies may help improve the effectiveness of AAC. The author believes that motor , language , and reading are important skills in communication. The author suggests that therapists and parents to add these additional interventions to AAC therapies to help children with autism learn to communicate.

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augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), autism, communication, effectiveness, evidence-based medicine (EBM), focus, intervention, language, motor, motor skills, movement, parent, read, therapist, therapy
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