Review of Communication Alternatives in Autism: Perspectives on Typing and Spelling Approaches for the Nonspeaking
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autism, augmentative and alternative communication, inclusive education
Abstract
This manuscript reviews Edlyn Vallejo Peña’s edited volume, Communication Alternatives in Autism: Perspectives on Typing and Spelling Approaches for the Nonspeaking (2019). The volume includes ten chapters by autistic authors active in the field as activists, self-advocates, artists and leaders, along with Peña’s experiences as a parent and original research.
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Casey L. Woodfield, Rowan University
Casey L. Woodfield, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education at Rowan University. Her work focuses on inclusive education as a vehicle of social justice, communication support partnerships, and disability studies-informed qualitative methods, with an emphasis on supportive contexts for neurodivergent students who use augmentative and alternative communication.