Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) interventions in India: A scoping review and quality appraisal.

The current scoping review aims to map the existing research on aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions in India, identify the gaps in the existing literature, and guide future research priorities. A comprehensive search between 1992 and 2022 yielded 39 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Studies were summarized in terms of publication details, treatment settings and geographical distribution, participant characteristics, study purpose, research design, dependent variables, outcome measures, independent variables, study findings, and quality appraisal.