Research in Developmental Disabilities Language Lab

Earlier this month, our very own Claudia Schabes, Amy Banasik, Latifatu Mohammed, and PI Audra Sterling had the opportunity to present their presentation titled "Language Disorders & Executive Function: Considerations for Assessment and Intervention in Schools." at the 2026 WSHA Convention!

The RIDDL Lab had a fabulous time attending ASHA this year! Beow you can learn more about what the RIDDL Lab presented on at ASHA 2025!

October is AAC Awareness Month!! 🍁🍂Celebrate with us by learning more about AAC and debunking some common AAC myths! 🍂🍁

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AAC stands for Augmentative and AlternativeCommunication.
* Augmentative: to enhance/supplement speech
* Alternative: used instead of speech
Communication is a human right, and AAC is sometimes the key in achieving this human right.

AAC Myths
FALSE: AAC will prevent someone from talking
AAC may actually increase speech production and improves participation in conversation. The production of speech by an AAC device provides a consistent model for speech.

FALSE: My child is too young to use AAC
AAC can result in postiive effects on speech produciton and there are no prerequisites for communication (this includes AAC)!

FALSE: Some speech is enough
AAC can support an individual in expressing exactly the message they want to produce and participate in longer/deeper interactions.

Activities for Children’s Language Development #2: Comprehension! Comprehension is the ability to understand written or spoken language and is important for learning about the world. When you read, describe, and point to the text and illustrations of picture books, you are working in comprehension!

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT - RIDDL Lab edition!

Tiffany Chavers Edgar and RIDDL Lab members recently published their findings on the agreement between autism classification from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2) in individuals with fragile X syndrome.

Click on the open access link below to read more!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-025-06888-8