SynthesisBMC pediatrics2018
Augmentative and alternative communication in children with Down's syndrome: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Parents' Perceptions and Experiences with Their Children's Use of Augmentative/Alternative Communication: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Behavioral and Cognitive Interventions With Digital Devices in Subjects With Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Generative Language Intervention for Young Children With Down Syndrome Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Language, speech, and hearing services in schools · 2025Trial
- Review of early development in children with Down syndrome: family and clinician partnership.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Review
- Identifying and Describing Best Clinical Practices for Children and Adolescents With Complex Communication Needs: A Scoping Review of Healthcare-Based Interventions.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2025Article
- e-Learning in Phoniatrics and Speech-Language Pathology: Exploratory Analysis of Free Access Tools in Augmentative and Alternative Communication.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Caregiver-Implemented AAC Interventions for Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: a Systematic Review.Review journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Reversing intellectual disabilities in Down syndrome: Hopes or hypes?The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Talkitt: toward a new instrument based on artificial intelligence for augmentative and alternative communication in children with down syndrome.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Parent-implemented augmented communication intervention and young children with Down syndrome: an exploratory report.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Mega-Review of the Literature.Journal of developmental and physical disabilities · 2022Review
- Staff perceptions and experiences of using Key Word Signing with children with Down syndrome and their peers in the first year of mainstream primary education.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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Authors and funding
11 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of technology to assist in the communication, socialization, language, and motor skills of children with Down's syndrome (DS) is required. The aim of this study was to analyse research findings regarding the different instruments of 'augmentative and alternative communication' used in children with Down's syndrome.
methodsThis is a systematic review of published articles available on PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and BVS using the following descriptors: assistive technology AND syndrome, assistive technology AND down syndrome, down syndrome AND augmentative and alternative communication. Studies published in English were selected if they met the following inclusion criteria: (1) study of children with a diagnosis of DS, and (2) assistive technology and/or augmentative and alternative communication analysis in this population.
resultsA total of 1087 articles were identified. Thirteen articles met the inclusion criteria. The instruments most used by the studies were speech-generating devices (SGDs) and the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).
conclusionTwelve instruments that provided significant aid to the process of communication and socialization of children with DS were identified. These instruments increase the interaction between individuals among this population and their peers, contributing to their quality of life and self-esteem.
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