title: Transferring AAC intervention to the home.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the acquisition of AAC skills during an initial clinical trial and assess subsequent transfer of the training to the home setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 12-year-old male with autism was first seen in a clinical setting to establish the use of a voice-output communication device. After learning to use the device to request access to preferred objects in the clinical trial, the intervention was transferred to the home. Follow-up with the parent was conducted via e-mail and telephone. Videotapes were made of initial home-based sessions to enable evaluation of the participant's progress.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The programme was successful in teaching the participant to use a portable AAC device to make requests during the clinical trial and then in two home-based activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An initial clinical trial with follow-up support for parents may be an efficient method for beginning AAC intervention and transferring the training procedures to the home setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1290, USA. j.sigafoos@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sigafoos
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seely-York
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weru
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Lancioni
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome