Naslov
Manual Signs as a Form of Alternative and Augmentative Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autori
Tomić, Anamaria ; Milković, Marina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Skup
The 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.05.2017. - 19.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), manual signs, early intervention, autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Sažetak
Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) is a term used for specialized strategies and forms of support to persons who have difficulties in using conventional methods of communication (speech, writing). AAC users rely on high-tech and low-tech aids. Today, AAC is widespread, and very ofted used in speech and language therapy because of its great customization posibilities to different disabilities and disorders, and as well as creating communication independence of persons using it. Despite the evidence about the effectivness of AAC, it is not used enough within the early intervention domain. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) implies difficulties in achieving social communication and interaction, and it is often linked with other difficulties (for example, childhood speech apraxia, ADHD, etc.) which hinder the realization of social and spoken communication. To ensure the independence in communication, greater participation in daily life activities and adequate access to education to children and persons with ASD, AAC is often offered as a choice for communication. The most common forms of AAC in population of people with ASD are PECS (visual support, picture based system), manual signs and "cued-speech" (van der Meer et al., 2012). Although most children with ASD, due to the specific characteristics of the disorder, use visual support and some kind of picture based system such as PECS (Tincani, 2004), for some of them more appropriate form of support are manual signs adapted from the national sign languages. We will demonstrate the use of manual signs in early intervention with children with ASD.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti, Logopedija

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