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The Impact of Interrupted Use of a Speech Generating Device on the Communication Acts of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study
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Neeley, Richard A.; Pulliam, Mary Hannah; Catt, Merrill; McDaniel, D. Mike – Education, 2015
This case study examined the initial and renewed impact of speech generating devices on the expressive communication behaviors of a child with autism spectrum disorder. The study spanned six years of interrupted use of two speech generating devices. The child's communication behaviors were analyzed from video recordings and included communication…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Speech Communication, Video Technology
The REAL (Relevant, Exciting, Applicable Lessons) Project: Thematic Language Intervention
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Catt, Merrill; Neeley, Richard A.; Lovins, Shelby – Education, 2011
This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of using a thematic intervention approach for children with language disorders. Twenty students receiving language therapy at a university speech and hearing clinic were selected as participants in this pilot study. This pilot project was entitled the REAL Project with the term REAL being an acronym…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Therapy, Pilot Projects
The Effects of Peer Training on the Social Interactions of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Krebs, Mindy Leigh; McDaniel, D. Mike; Neeley, Richard A. – Education, 2010
This study investigated the effects of peer training intervention on social interactions of two participants with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and four typically developing peers. A multiple probe (Horner & Baer, 1978) across tasks, replicated across participants design, was used to evaluate these effects. Prior to data collection, a task…
Descriptors: Proximity, Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
The Relationship between Discipline Infractions and Communication Disorders in Public School Students
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Ross, Kathleen S.; Neeley, Richard A.; Baggs, Terry W. – Education, 2007
The formally reported discipline infractions of second grade students with normally developing speech and language skills were compared to those of second graders with diagnosed language disorders and second graders with diagnosed speech disorders. Students with language disorders were found to have statistically significantly higher numbers of…
Descriptors: Relationship, Discipline Problems, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology