Search Terms for NJC Research Article
National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities (NJC)
"Twenty Years of Communication Intervention Research with Individuals who have Severe Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities"
Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative Communication
Communication
Emergent communication
Nonsymbolic communication
Presymbolic communication
Emergent symbolic communication
Intentional communication
AAC for nonsymbolic
AAC for presymbolic
Symbols
Speech Generating Devices (SGDs)
Mental Retardation
Autism
Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD, PDD-NOS)
Rett Syndrome
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Developmental Disabilities
Handicap
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cognitive impairment
Severe disabilities
Severe and/or profound disabilities
Multiple disabilities
Sociocommunication and cognitive communication impairment
Early intervention
Literacy
Language—verbal, nonverbal, expressive, receptive, written
Writing
Written language
