The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing
speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production …

Nonverbal vocalizations, such as sighs, grunts, and yells, are informative expressions within
typical verbal speech. Likewise, individuals who produce 0–10 spoken words or word …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with
difficulties in speech production and fine-motor tasks. Thus, there is a need to develop …

Nonverbal vocalizations from non-and minimally speaking individuals who speak fewer than
20 words (mv* individuals) convey important communicative and affective information. While …

Purpose Non-verbal utterances are an important tool of communication for individuals who
are non-or minimally-speaking. While these utterances are typically understood by …

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)
have a longstanding tradition of interrogating the values that underlie systems in order to …

While artificial intelligence (AI) appears to be surpassing the performance of human experts
on a wide variety of games and real-world tasks, these algorithms are prone to systematic …

Neurological disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Parkinson's Disease
(PD) are typically associated with observed motor difficulties in speech production and in …

With the rapid growth and availability of smart technology, the idea of households using
smart technology (smartphones, computers) is becoming popular. This availability of smart …

This work focuses on a sub-group (denoted by mv*) of non-and minimally speaking
individuals who have fewer than 10 words or word approximations and limited expressive …