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Context-situated communicative competence in a child with autism spectrum disorder.

Tuononen, K. J. S., Laitila, A., & Kärnä, E. (2014). Context-situated communicative competence in a child with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Special Education, 29(2), 1–14. http://www.internationalsped.com/index.php/ijse/index This study examined the use of eye-gaze for joint attention by an 8-year-old student with autism spectrum disorder and limited speech...

Pictogram tablet: A speech generating device focused on language learning.

Martínez-Santiago, F., Montejo-Ráez, A., & García-Cumbreras, M. (2018). Pictogram tablet: A speech generating device focused on language learning. Interacting with Computers, 30(2), 116–132. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwx022 This study examined the use of verbal behavioral analysis strategies to elicit adult-preferred responses from students with autism aged 4 to 10 years who are...

‘But I’d rather have raisins!’: Exploring a hybridized approach to multimodal interaction in the case of a minimally verbal child with autism.

Doak, L. (2019). ‘But I’d rather have raisins!’: Exploring a hybridized approach to multimodal interaction in the case of a minimally verbal child with autism. Qualitative Research, 19(1), 30–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117752115 This study examined a snack time interaction between a school staff member and a three-year-old student with ASD and...

Building mutual understanding: How children with autism spectrum disorder manage interactional trouble.

Dindar, K., Korkiakangas, T., Laitila, A., & Eija Kärnä. (2016). Building mutual understanding: How children with autism spectrum disorder manage interactional trouble. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 7(1), 49–77. https://doi.org/10.1558/jircd.v7i1.28228 This study examined how interactional troubles are addressed in conversations with three students with a variety of...

Recycling in communication involving a boy with autism using picture exchange system (PECS).

Samuelsson, C., & Ferreira, J. (2013). Recycling in communication involving a boy with autism using picture exchange system (PECS). In I. N. Norén, C. Samuelsson, & C. Pleijerts (Eds.), Aided communication in everyday interaction (pp. 127–151). J & R Press Ltd. This study examined the types and functions of...