Definition
More Than Words is a parent-based social-pragmatic intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It includes education and social support for parents and early language intervention for children with ASD under the age of 5. The program is led by a Hanen-certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) and aims to help parents learn more about communication and, in turn, support their children in increasing their language and communication skills.
Historical Background
The Hanen Centre is a Canadian charitable organization that was founded in 1975 by Ayala Hanen Manolson to increase knowledge and training of adults to help children become more effective communicators. More Than Words was adapted from another Hanen program, It Takes Two to Talk, to help meet the needs of parents and their children on the autism spectrum. The parent guidebook was written by Fern Sussman, a speech-language pathologist, and was published in 1999 by the Hanen Centre in...
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Macy, K. (2013). More Than Words. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_798
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