At the 2017 ASHA Convention, O’Neill et al presented research of the effects of family leisure on an individual with ASD’s communication skills.
Effects of Literacy Interventions on Single-Word Reading for Individuals Who Use AAC: A Systematic Review
At the 2017 ASHA Conference, Kelsey Mandak presented on the effects of single-word literacy interventions for individuals who use AAC.
Visual Scene Displays with Dynamic Text: Effects on Word Reading for Preschoolers with ASD
At the 2017 ASHA Convention, Kelsey Mandak presented research on the use of VSDs with dynamic texts to promote the transition from the use of graphic AAC symbols to orthographic text for individuals with ASD.
Family-centered services for children with ASD & limited speech: The experiences of parents & SLPs (Mandak & Light, 2017)
99 parents of children with ASD and limited speech and 211 SLPs who served children with ASD and limited speech completed questionnaires measuring their experiences with the provision of family-centered services
Bridging the gap from values to actions: A family systems framework for family-centered AAC services – Publication
In this paper, Mandak et al. discuss family systems theory and ecological systems theory as a framework to guide family-centered AAC practice…