Research: The Effect of Aided Language Modeling on Symbol Comprehension and Production in 2 Preschoolers with Autism

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Authored by Drager, KDR, Postal VJ, Carrolus L., Castellano M., Gagliano C., and Glynn J. in American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Volume 15, Issue 2, p. 112-125, (2006).

Article summary (posted Jun 18, 2007):

Aided language modeling (ALM) may help preschoolers with autism learn to communicate.

ALM involves teaching children new symbols through play. This study was designed to test whether ALM can help children with autism learn new symbols. The authors studied two preschool-aged children who used few words and found that ALM therapy was able to teach them to use more symbols. The children learned to understand more symbols and to express their needs better using symbols. In general, the children were better at understanding symbols than they were at using symbols.

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aided language modeling (ALM), autism, communication, comprehension, preschool, speech therapy, symbols, therapy
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