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The training protocol is based on the principles of applied behavior analysis. [3] The goal of PECS is spontaneous and functional communication. [3] The PECS teaching protocol is based on B. F. Skinner's book, Verbal Behavior, such that functional verbal operants are systematically taught using prompting and reinforcement strategies that will lead to independent communication.
In 2010, Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Reference Handbook mentioned the Autism National Committee (AutCom), a parent-led nonprofit, as the main example of an organization that continued promoting facilitated communication, despite research in the mid-1990s which found that facilitators were doing the communicating rather than the children ...
Message generation through AAC is generally much slower than spoken communication, and as a result rate enhancement techniques have been developed to reduce the number of selections required. These techniques include prediction, in which the user is offered guesses of the word/phrase being composed, and encoding, in which longer messages are ...
Mukhopadhyay postulates that, by observing student's self-stimulatory behaviors (as in the case of autism, the "sensory preoccupations that drive and develop them"), she can identify each student's "dominant learning channel" (visual, tactile, or auditory) [2] and individualize a program to match his or her needs.
Yep, that's right: I crafted 100 Christmas card messages suited for practically everyone in your life—including your work wife, BFF, significant other, and more. Pour a mug of (spiked) hot ...
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston says AI expertise coupled with specific knowledge is the key to success. Houston emphasizes the value of combining AI with fields like music, healthcare, and archaeology.
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Like many people, Adam Bernard shared the shock of suddenly losing his job one Friday morning on social media. His post on LinkedIn simply stated: “Well, in unexpected news, I was let go from GM ...