Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) The Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) program The effects of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication program The Augmentative and Alternative Communication program Children with ASD
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention of this RCT was the ACC program. This program was developed by the RICD for training the autistic children with 10 times activities for 45-60 minutes in 2 months. The tools using in t
Experimental Other,No Intervention No treatment
ACC program,Control group
Sponsors
Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the children 1) Autistic children aged 3-5 years old who have attended the clinic at the Rajanagarindra Institute for Child Development and have been diagnosed using the TDAS. 2) After evaluation using the TDSI, they must have had RL for more than 1 month and EL for less than 18 months. The evaluation must have been carried out within the last three months. 3) Must be able to select a picture by pointing. 4) Must be able to see with or without glasses. 5) Must be able to hear with or without a hearing device. 6) Must be able to understand Thai. 7) Their parents must have provided their consent. 8) Must be able to complete all 12 trials. Inclusion criteria for the parents 1) Must be able to speak, read, and write Thai. 2) Must be able to complete all 12 trials. 3) Must be able to attend the workshops.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria 1) Children with uncontrollable seizures who are not receiving medication. 2) Children who self-harm and are likely to ruin property. 3) The parent withdrawing the child during the study. Conditions for removing a participant from the research 1) The child displays stressful or undesirable behavior during the assessment. 2) The child or parents are not complying with the agreement. If the sample group do not complete the assignments in the given timeframe, the researcher needs to determine what went wrong.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Language comprehension and expression development scores at 2 months after end of the intervention Language comprehension and language expression development scores obtained from the communication matrix | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N/A N/A N/A | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactDuangkamol Tangviriyapaiboon
Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development
Outcome results
None listed