Abstract
Objectives: This study investigates the effects of assistive technology on improving communication skills of children with autism. Methods: Twelve children with autism (mean age=8 years) randomly assigned to either experimental groups or a control group (n=4 per group). The study confirmed validity and stability for the language skills scale for the children with autism. The scale was administered to them as pre-, post-, and follow-up tests. Results: The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences (α ≥ 0.05) between the average grade level of children with autism in the two experimental groups. The children in the two experimental groups made greater gains in language scores from pre- to post-test than those in the control group. Conclusions: Based on the results, it can be recommended that assistive technology is effective for enhancing language skills among children with autism.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 36-44 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Developmental Disabilities |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- CompuThera program
- assistive technology
- autism
- children
- communication skills
- language master
- language score
- language skills scale
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