This intervention demonstrates improved early literacy skills in autistic children using high tech AAC, suggesting benefits of parent involvement.
Future research and practice should aim to providing simultaneous instruction in foundational and interrelated literacy skills, support motivation and participation of AAC users through use of adaptations and numerous opportunities to apply skills in the context of meaningful shared literacy experiences, and use parent-implemented, direct instruction with explicit practice of target skills.
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