In this intervention note, the authors make a strong case "for incorporating prompts to repair in conversation-based language interventions with children learning to use AAC" Please check out this newly posted paper tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Do you want to know how to help families "make informed decisions about AAC intervention in a manner most consistent with how they typically operate?" This newly posted forum paper provides answers tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Celebrating the most significant research article of 2020 by Anna Fäldt and colleagues. Thank you to our Associate Editors who voted. Congratulations! doi.org/10.1080/074346…

Announcing the winner of the journal's best student paper published in 2020 by Dr. Jennifer Seale. Congratulations! doi.org/10.1080/074346…

The AAC Editors are honoring Dr. John McCarthy's John McCarthy work as an Associate Editor for the journal with the 2020 Distinguished Associate Editor Award! Thank you for all you do for the journal!

The AAC Journal is very pleased to disseminate this ground-breaking work!

We are saddened by the passing of David Beukelman, one of our community's true Giants! Our condolences to his family, friends, and the many whose life he touched. A time will come when we can take some solace that his many scholarly contributions will continue to live on.

The 2021 Impact Factor for Augmentative and Alternative Communication - AAC Journal - has increased from 2.214 to 3.870! Now ranked 5/33 in Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology category and 20/163 in the Rehabilitation category. 5-year IF is now 3.659.

Pleased to announce the winners of the Best Research Paper Award of 2021: Ann Dondht, Ines Van keer, Sara Nijs, Annette van der Putten & Bea Maes for their paper "In search of a novel way to analyze early communicative behavior" - doi.org/10.1080/074346…

Announcing the winner of the Best Student Paper Award of 2021: "Centering the family in their system: a framework to promote family-centered AAC services" by Kelly Coburn, Sojung Jung, Ciara Ousley, Dawn Sowers, Meghan Wendelken & Krista Wilkinson - doi.org/10.1080/074346…

Pleased to announce the winners of the Best Research Paper Award of 2021: Ann Dhondt, Ines Van keer, Sara Nijs, Annette van der Putten & Bea Maes for their paper "In search of a novel way to analyze early communicative behavior" - doi.org/10.1080/074346…

A true giant and hero of #AAC. His legacy lives on AAC Journal ISAAC

Out now in AAC Journal, "Something for everybody? Assessing the suitability of AAC systems for children using stated preference methods" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

AAC Journal Special Issue on AAC in Autism is now out (Vol 39, # 1). Catch up on the latest with regards to participant characteristics predicting successful outcomes; responsiveness to SGDs; assessing speech production; and literacy: tandfonline.com/toc/iaac20/39/…

How does responsiveness to SGDs affect spoken language in autistic children? Paper by Kyle Sterrett @Kyle_Sterrett Alison Holbrook, Rebecca Landa, Ann Kaiser, & Connie Kasari: doi.org/10.1080/074346… ASATonline.org autism speaks Organization for Autism Research International Society for Autism Research, INSAR Spectrum (Autism Research News)

Learn about systematic literacy instruction to teach letter-sound correspondences to autistic (pre-)adolescents. Paper by Jessica Caron Jessica, David McNaughton David McNaughton, & Janice Light doi.org/10.1080/074346… ASATonline.org autism speaks Organization for Autism Research Spectrum (Autism Research News)

Which participants characteristics predict successful communication outcomes? Paper by J. Birdie Ganz @j_birdie_g James Pustejovsky James E. Pustejovsky Joe Reichle, Kimberly Vannest Kimberly J. Vannest M. Foster, L. M. Pierson, Sanikan Wattanawongwan et al. - doi.org/10.1080/074346…

Which participants characteristics predict successful communication outcomes? Paper by J. Birdie Ganz @j_birdie_g James Pustejovsky James E. Pustejovsky Kimberly Vannest Kimberly J. Vannest et al. - doi.org/10.1080/074346… @Autismspeaks Organization for Autism Research @autismINSAR Spectrum (Autism Research News)

Find out best-practice methods for collecting & analyzing speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers: K Chenausky MGH Institute Marc Maffei @marc_f_maffei H Tager-Flusberg Helen Tager-Flusberg & J Green MGH IHP Research -doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2022.2120071 - @autismINSAR

Find out best-practice methods for collecting and analyzing speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers: K Chenausky MGH Institute M Maffei @marc_f_maffei H Tager-Flusberg Helen Tager-Flusberg & J Green MGH IHP Research - doi.org/10.1080/074346… International Society for Autism Research, INSAR