• Clinics · Nov 2018

    Instruments for augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.

    • Lima AntãoJennifer Yohanna Ferreira deJYFLaboratorio de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Cientifica, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC), Santo Andre, SP, BR., OliveiraAcary Souza BulleASBEscola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), Sao Paulo, SP, BR., Renata Thaís de Almeida Barbosa, Tânia Brusque Crocetta, Regiani Guarnieri, Claudia Arab, Thaís Massetti, Thaiany Pedrozo Campos Antunes, Alan Patrício da Silva, Ĺtalla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Mello MonteiroCarlos Bandeira deCBLaboratorio de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Cientifica, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC), Santo Andre, SP, BR.Escola de Artes, Ciencias e Humanidades, Universidade de Sao Paulo (EACH/USP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR., and AbreuLuiz Carlos deLCLaboratorio de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Cientifica, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC), Santo Andre, SP, BR.Departamento de Saude Materno Infantil, Faculdade de Saude Publica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR..
    • Laboratorio de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Cientifica, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC), Santo Andre, SP, BR.
    • Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2018 Nov 29; 73: e497e497.

    AbstractNew technologies designed to improve the communication of autistic children can also help to promote interaction processes and cognitive and social development. The aim of this study was to analyze the instruments used to improve the communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We searched the PubMed and Web of Science databases using the descriptors "autism", "Asperger", "education", "children" and "assistive technology" and selected articles that met the following inclusion criteria: (i) original research; (ii) written in English; (iii) based on participants with a primary diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; and (iv) tested an instrument designed to promote communication in children with autism spectrum disorder. Our search retrieved 811 articles, of which 34 met the inclusion criteria. Data on 26 instruments were extracted, and the measurement properties of the instruments were combined with information about their outcomes and presentation. The most commonly used interventions were the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children program and the Picture Exchange Communication System. The Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children program was shown to produce improvements in the communication skills, socialization and self-care skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. The Picture Exchange Communication System produced inconsistent results. The results of the identified studies confirm the significant importance of these instruments in improving the communicative process of autistic children.

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