Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
5 results found in social communication.
- Authorable Virtual Peer (AVP)
- A life-sized animated virtual character technology designed to support social skills development in children with autism and related disorders. Unlike passive virtual agents, authorable virtual peers …
- Pragmatics (Pragmatic Language)
- The social use of language—how context, relationship, and conversational norms affect what we say and how we interpret others. Pragmatics includes understanding implied meaning, adjusting speech for d…
- Reciprocity (Conversational Reciprocity, Social Reciprocity)
- The back-and-forth exchange of information, questions, and responses that characterizes natural conversation. Reciprocity includes components like asking questions, responding appropriately, giving fe…
- Social Communication Disorder (SCD, Pragmatic Language Impairment)
- A condition characterized by persistent difficulties with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. Individuals with social communication disorder struggle with using communication for soc…
- Virtual Peer (VP, Virtual Agent, Animated Conversational Agent)
- A computer-animated character designed to simulate peer interaction, typically used in educational or therapeutic settings. Virtual peers can engage in conversation, model social behaviors, and provid…