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2. Speech Therapy for Autism: How It Works - Healthline

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   Takeaway. Speech therapy is an invaluable tool for autistic individuals. It can improve communication, help you express your needs, and foster better social interactions. If you or your child ...

3. Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program

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   The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program ( VB-MAPP) is an assessment and skills-tracking system to assess the language, learning and social skills of children with autism or other developmental disabilities. A strong focus of the VB-MAPP is language and social interaction, which are the predominant areas of weakness in ...

4. Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication ...

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   The Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) philosophy recognizes autism as a lifelong condition and does not aim to cure but to respond to autism as a culture. [2] Core tenets of the TEACCH philosophy include an understanding of the effects of autism on individuals; use of assessment to ...

5. Augmentative and alternative communication - Wikipedia

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   Augmentative and alternative communication. An AAC user indicates a series of numbers on an eye gaze communication board in order to convey a word. Augmentative and alternative communication ( AAC) encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension ...

6. Hyperlexia: Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Healthline

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   Hyperlexia is characterized by high-level reading skills, but other communication delays may be present at the same time. Learn about the signs, diagnosis, and treatment of hyperlexia.

7. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Autism

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   With more and more children, teens, and adults being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we must learn new ways to communicate and teach. Luckily, techniques and technology have evolved ...

8. Communication Board for Autism and Other Conditions - Healthline

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   A communication board is a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to help people with limited language skills express themselves. The user can gesture, point to, or blink at images ...

9. Picture Exchange Communication System - Wikipedia

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   The Picture Exchange Communication System ( PECS) is an augmentative and alternative communication system developed and produced by Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. [1] PECS was developed in 1985 at the Delaware Autism Program by Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP. [2] The developers of PECS noticed that traditional communication ...