Caron Jessica, Light Janice, McNaughton David
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Educational Psychology, Counselling, and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University.
Res Pract Persons Severe Disabl. 2021;46(1):18-34. doi: 10.1177/1540796921992123.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app with transition to literacy (T2L) software features (i.e., dynamic text and speech output upon selection of a graphic symbol within the grid display), on the acquisition of 12 personally relevant single words for individuals with severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had minimal or no speech. The study implemented a single-subject, multiple-probe, across word sets design with four participants. All four participants in this study demonstrated increased accuracy reading targeted single words and results from this study provide preliminary evidence that the T2L features can positively impact the single word learning of individuals with ASD who have minimal speech and limited literacy skills.
本研究的目的是调查一款具有向读写能力过渡（T2L）软件功能（即在网格显示中选择图形符号时动态文本和语音输出）的辅助和替代沟通（AAC）应用程序，对重度自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）且极少或无言语的个体习得12个个人相关单字的影响。该研究采用单受试者、多探针、跨单词集设计，有四名参与者。本研究中的所有四名参与者在阅读目标单字时的准确性均有所提高，该研究结果提供了初步证据，表明T2L功能可对极少言语且读写能力有限的ASD个体的单字学习产生积极影响。
