Lack of Communication Even When Using Alternative and Augmentative Communication Devices: Are We Forgetting About the Three Components of Language

Authors

Gianluca De Leo, Old Dominion University
Margaret Lubas, Old Dominion University
Jennifer R. Mitchell, Old Dominion University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

DOI

10.4172/2165-7890.1000e109

Publication Title

Autism-Open Access

Volume

2

Issue

2

Pages

1-2

Abstract

[First paragraph] Starting in the early 90s, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices were introduced in special education classrooms. These devices were intended to replace the picture-based communication approaches, such as PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System).

Comments

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Original Publication Citation

De Leo, G., Lubas, M., & Mitchell, J. (2012). Lack of communication even when using alternative and augmentative communication devices: Are we forgetting about the three components of language. Autism-Open Access, 2(2), 1-2. doi:10.4172/2165-7890.1000e109

Repository Citation

Leo, Gianluca De; Lubas, Margaret; and Mitchell, Jennifer R., "Lack of Communication Even When Using Alternative and Augmentative Communication Devices: Are We Forgetting About the Three Components of Language" (2012). VMASC Publications. 36.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/vmasc_pubs/36