AAC at Penn State
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The Penn State AAC community of faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students are dedicated to enhancing communication and improving the overall quality of life for individuals who have complex communication needs and their families. We are seeking to improve outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, developmental apraxia, traumatic brain..
AAC at Penn State
3M ago
Faculty and students will present at ASHA 2022 in New Orleans, LA ..read more
AAC at Penn State
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Colloquium will be held from 12-1 Mondays virtually during the Spring 2023 semester. Colloquium is used as a time to share and discuss research and intervention activities. Penn State faculty and graduate students are encouraged to attend, present, and participate in the discussions. Please contact David McNaughton at dbm2@psu.edu if you have any questions or would ..read more
AAC at Penn State
7M ago
We are pleased to announce that the AAC Leadership Project (2022-2027) has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education (H325D220021). The grant funds will be used to support doctoral students who are interested in pursuing advanced degrees at Penn State University (in either Communication Sciences and Disorders, or Special Education) on the topic ..read more
AAC at Penn State
10M ago
Colloquium will be held from 12-1 Mondays virtually during the Fall 2022 semester. Colloquium is used as a time to share and discuss research and intervention activities. Faculty and graduate students are encouraged to attend, present, and participate in the discussions. Please contact David McNaughton at dbm2@psu.edu if you have any questions or would like to schedule ..read more
AAC at Penn State
10M ago
The 2022 Doctoral Student AAC Research Think will be held at Penn State University from May 9-11, 2022 ..read more
AAC at Penn State
10M ago
The use of a video visual scene display (VSD) approach increased peer interaction for autistic adolescents (Babb et al., 2021 ..read more
AAC at Penn State
11M ago
The master's students have been busy providing AAC intervention and assessment services both in the on-campus clinic and in the community ..read more
AAC at Penn State
11M ago
At the 2019 ATIA Conference, Caron and colleagues shared findings from a study in which SLPs were trained in adapted literacy instruction from online modules ..read more
AAC at Penn State
11M ago
Babb, S., Raulston, T., McNaughton, D., Lee, J., & Weintraub, R. (2021). Social interaction interventions for adolescents with autism: A meta-analysis. Remedial and Special Education, 42(5), 343-357. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741932520956362 Communicating with peers often poses challenges for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); these social interactions, however, can be especially difficult during the teenage years. For many ..read more