Ashlyn L. Smith, Ph.D.

Ashlyn L. Smith, Ph.D.

Ashlyn L. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Researcher, Hussman Institute for Autism, 5521 Research Park Drive, Catonsville, Maryland 21228

Dr. Ashlyn Smith is an associate clinical researcher at the Hussman Institute for Autism. Her research focuses on issues related to language development and intervention for families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Specifically, she investigates the role augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can play in facilitating language development for children at risk for not developing speech, the involvement of parents in implementing AAC strategies, and collateral effects this may have on the family system.