A Review of Approaches And Outcomes In the Use of Manual Systems with Non-verbal Autistic Children

Tew, Lisa

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“…Moreover, the lack of language production may create fur ther social and emotional isolation, due to the child's inability to communicate with others (Barrera, Lobato- Barrera, & Sulzer-Azaroff, 1980). If autistic children do not have functional language by the age of five, their personal development and chances for adjustment and integration into socie ty are greatly reduced (Eisenberg, 1958;Rutter, Greenfield, & Lockyer, 1967;Tew, 1978).…”

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Use of Sign Alone and Sign plus Speech in Language Training of Nonverbal Autistic Children

Creekmore

1981

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

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While more and more literature supports the use of signing as a valid communication alternative for nonverbal autistic children, few clear state ments exist that speak to the efficacy of training in one mode over another. This article presents a summary of the language characteristics of autis tic children and relates them to existing research supporting both sign alone and sign plus speech as viable training modes. Although no definitive con clusions can be drawn from the literature regard ing the choice of teaching language in one mode over another for all autistic children, clinical im plications are given regarding existing data and its application to autistic children. Procedures for determining the optimal sign teaching mode for a given child are also discussed, and a call for addi tional research is made.

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Use of Sign Alone and Sign plus Speech in Language Training of Nonverbal Autistic Children

Creekmore

1981

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

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An application of American Sign Language to the psychiatric setting.

Krakenberg¹

1981

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Manual Sign Training as an Aid To Language Learning By Autistic Children

Dartnall

1980

Journal of Childhool Communication Disorders

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A review of eight programs which used manual sign training with autistic children is presented. The experiences in these programs suggest that a) autistic children can learn a form of communication that uses manual signs, and b) they can learn it more readily than speech. A summary of teaching methods used in such programs is included. Brief mention is also made of research findings concerning modality of preference by autistic children, and of several theories of the nature of autistic impairment. BACKGROUND

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A Review of Approaches And Outcomes In the Use of Manual Systems with Non-verbal Autistic Children

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Use of Sign Alone and Sign plus Speech in Language Training of Nonverbal Autistic Children

Use of Sign Alone and Sign plus Speech in Language Training of Nonverbal Autistic Children

An application of American Sign Language to the psychiatric setting.

Manual Sign Training as an Aid To Language Learning By Autistic Children

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