1 40 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Treatment of Symptoms in Children with Q3 Conditions Scoping Review Results Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.06.009" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/​10.1016/j.rasd.2014.06.009</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comparing PECS and VOCA to promote communication opportunities and to reduce stereotyped behaviors by three girls with Rett syndrome Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Subject The topic of the resource Psychology; social; Rehabilitation; Quality of life; Education & Educational Research; Rett syndrome; autism; Psychiatry; spectrum disorders; developmental-disabilities; quality-of-life; disabilities; 2 boys; Augmentative and alternative communication; contact; Developmental; environmental stimuli; Indices of happiness; keyboard emulator; microswitch-based programs; motor disabilities; profound multiple disabilities; Stereotypies; tone and motor problems; physical intervention; Picture exchange communication systems; Vocal output communication aid Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stasolla F; De Pace C; Damiani R; Di Leone A; Albano V; Perilli V Description An account of the resource We compared PECS and VOCA intervention strategies to promote communication opportunities for three girls with Rett syndrome and severe to profound developmental disabilities. The first aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of both aforementioned strategies by enhancing request and choices of preferred items by the participants involved to a caregiver. The second goal of the study was to assess the effects of the intervention program by reducing stereotyped behaviors (i.e. body rocking and hand movements). Finally, the third purpose was to carry out the indices of happiness and monitor quality of life concerning the participants exposed to the intervention program. The study was carried out according to an alternating treatments design with a final preference check phase for each participant. Results showed an increasing of independent requested and chosen items as well as of indices of happiness during intervention phases for all participants. Moreover, two of them chose VOCA strategy during preference checks phase, while the third one equally chose both strategies. Furthermore, a decreasing of stereotypies was observed during intervention phases for the three participants. Clinical, educational and psychological implications of the findings are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.06.009" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.rasd.2014.06.009</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2 boys 2014 Albano V Augmentative and alternative communication Autism contact Damiani R De Pace C DEVELOPMENTAL Developmental-disabilities Di Leone A Disabilities Education & Educational Research environmental stimuli Indices of happiness keyboard emulator microswitch-based programs motor disabilities Perilli V physical intervention Picture exchange communication systems profound multiple disabilities Psychiatry Psychology Quality Of Life quality-of-life Rehabilitation Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders Rett syndrome Social spectrum disorders Stasolla F stereotypies tone and motor problems Vocal output communication aid