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Brief Report: A Mobile Application To Treat Prosodic Deficits In Autism Spectrum Disorder And Other Communication Impairments: A Pilot Study, Elizabeth Schoen Simmons, Rhea Paul, Frederick Shic
Brief Report: A Mobile Application To Treat Prosodic Deficits In Autism Spectrum Disorder And Other Communication Impairments: A Pilot Study, Elizabeth Schoen Simmons, Rhea Paul, Frederick Shic
Communication Disorders Faculty Publications
This study examined the acceptability of a mobile application, SpeechPrompts, designed to treat prosodic disorders in children with ASD and other communication impairments. Ten speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in public schools and 40 of their students, 5-19 years with prosody deficits participated. Students received treatment with the software over eight weeks. Pre- and post-treatment speech samples and student engagement data were collected. Feedback on the utility of the software was also obtained. SLPs implemented the software with their students in an authentic education setting. Student engagement ratings indicated students' attention to the software was maintained during treatment. Although more testing is …