ABSTRACT

Over 40% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience difficulty in using speech to meet their daily communication needs. Although augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can be of benefit, the AAC intervention must support beginning communicators in the early social interactions that provide the foundation for more sophisticated communication skills. An AAC video visual scene display approach uses an AAC app (provided on a tablet computer), including videos based on the interests of the child and infused with AAC supports, to provide opportunities for social interaction and communication between the child and the communication partner. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of video visual scene display technology on the communicative turns taken by three preschoolers with ASD and complex communication needs during a high-interest, shared activity (i.e., watching videos). All three participants demonstrated a large increase in the number of communicative turns taken with their partner (Tau-U of 1.00) following the introduction of the video VSD app. The results provide evidence that a video VSD approach may be a promising intervention to increase participation in communication opportunities for young children with ASD.

摘要

超过 40% 的患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童在使用言语来满足日常交流需求方面遇到困难。尽管增强和替代沟通 (AAC) 可能是有益的，但 AAC 干预必须在早期社交互动中支持初级沟通者，为更复杂的沟通技巧奠定基础。AAC视频视觉场景显示方法使用AAC应用程序（在平板电脑上提供），包括基于孩子兴趣并注入AAC支持的视频，为孩子和交流伙伴之间的社交互动和交流提供机会。本研究的目的是调查视频视觉场景显示技术对三名患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 和复杂交流需求的学龄前儿童在高兴趣、共享活动（即观看视频）期间采取的交流方式的影响。在引入视频 VSD 应用程序后，所有三名参与者都表现出与伴侣的交流次数大幅增加（Tau- U为 1.00）。结果证明，视频 VSD 方法可能是一种很有前途的干预措施，可以增加自闭症谱系障碍幼儿参与交流的机会。