Allison Bean

Allison Bean studies communication in autistic individuals, with a strong focus on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices used by people who have limited spoken language. Her work examines how vocabulary is selected and taught for AAC systems, how communication succeeds or breaks down between autistic and non-autistic speakers, and how communication should be measured and supported in clinical and educational settings. Much of this research aims to inform speech-language pathologists' practice and improve tools and methods for people who communicate differently.

Publication output has grown unevenly but increased overall, rising from occasional papers in the late 2010s to a peak of 8 in 2023 and continued steady output of 2-4 papers per year since.

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