Short- term effficacy of digital augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism.

YANG Si-yuan; MENG Ling-bo; MAI Jian-ning.

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-05-06

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5) : 462-464. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-05-06

Short- term effficacy of digital augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism.

YANG Si-yuan¹, MENG Ling-bo², MAI Jian-ning¹.

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Objective To explore the short-term efficacy of Digital Augmentative and Alternative Communication(DAAC) for children with autism. Methods A total of 21 autistic children with low speech funtion were randomly assigned to DAAC group, Picture Exchanged Communication System(PECS)group and control group.Then the short-term efficacy was compared under different intervention. Results Comprared with control group, PECS group and DAAC group enhanced desire for communication and social skill, decreased abnormal behavior, but no difference was found between DAAC group and PECS group.DAAC was easily learned and used at home relative to PECS. Conclusion DAAC is a kind of the assistive equipment which is easily learned and effective.

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autism / Digital Augmentative and Alternative Communication / Picture Exchanged Communication System

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YANG Si-yuan, MENG Ling-bo, MAI Jian-ning.. Short- term effficacy of digital augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism.[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2015, 23(5): 462-464 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-05-06

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