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Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children & Adults With Complex Communication Needs

by David R. Beukelman and Pat Mirenda

Approaching severe communication disorders from an intervention perspective, this trusted resource thoroughly prepares students and practicing professionals to serve individuals with augmentative and alternative communication needs. In this revised third edition, professionals working or preparing to work with children and adults who use AAC will get new and expanded content on adults with degenerative language or cognitive disorders, adults with acquired disabilities, students who use AAC in general education classrooms, use of capability assessment to determine needs and identify AAC options, and the most recent AAC devices and interventions. Readers will still have everything that made the earlier editions of this text so useful: extensive coverage of AAC assessment, intervention planning, and the many different types of congenital and acquired communication disorders (see sidebar), plus a step-by-step guide to clinical application. A comprehensive textbook for students in introductory courses and a valuable reference for in-service educators and therapists, this book will help professionals guide children and adults as they increase their communicative competence and participate more fully in all aspects of life.

AAC from A to Z (Augmentative and Alternative Communications Perspectives)

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Developmental Issues

by Stephen von Tetzchner and Nicola Grove

This text describes the development of augmentative and alternative communication. The focus is not on disabilities, although the atypical developmental paths to language described in this book are caused by a variety of disabilities, but on the developmental achievements of children using augmentative and alternative communication systems.

This book is a first attempt to look at the achievements of children using alternative language forms from a broad developmental perspective and discuss how their semantic, grammatical and pragmatic development is promoted through social interactions, both planned and incidental in nature, that take place in particular sociocultural circumstances. The authors use small group data and dialogues to show how the children use grammatical structures and strategies to convey meaning and solve communicative challenges.

The overall aim of the book is to inspire a shift towards a developmental understanding of augmentative and alternative communication in both research and clinical practice, leading to new knowledge and a better basis for intervention practices, and thereby to improved social and societal participation for children using augmentative and alternative communication.

The Efficacy of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Toward Evidence-Based Practice

by Ralf W. Schlosser, Helen H. Arvidson, and Lyle L. Lloyd

This book provides readers with essential tools for appraising evidence and outlining steps for planning and implementing better efficacy research. It aims to help researchers and practitioners develop the necessary skills for moving the augmentative and alternative communication field toward evidence-based practice. The Efficacy of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Toward Evidence Based Practice is a crucial addition to anyone's bookshelf who is involved in the AAC enterprise, including speech-language pathologists, special educators, physical therapists, occupational therapists, students in professional programs, individuals using AAC, their families, and applied researchers.

• Provides solutions to avoid common pitfalls of prominent research designs for evaluating efficacy

• Discusses how to formulate research questions and deal with issues of participant selection

• Suggests how to plan and evaluate the integrity and social validity of interventions

Assistive Technology: Principles and Applications for Communication Disorders and Special Education

by Raymond W. Quist, Lyle L. Lloyd, and Helen H. Arvidson

This book explains the role and range of applications of technology in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It also demonstrates principles for the selection of technology and explains the basic operations of and procedures for computers and peripheral devices used by AAC professionals It attempts to understand the effects of technology on the development and use of communication. A variety of technologies are covered for speech, hearing, and vision impairments.

Will appeal to students and professionals directly involved in service delivery (speech-language pathologists, special educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists)

Will serve as a professional resource for practicing clinicians/educators, a primary text for special emphasis/focus AAC courses, seminars, and in-service programs, and a supplemental text for broad-based AAC courses.

Communicating without Speech: Practical Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children (Clinics in Developmental Medicine )

by Helen Cockerill and Lesley Carroll-Few

Purchase fromThis volume presents current research and accepted good practice in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. The authors give detailed information on the neurology of speech and language, and offer guidelines for the assessment of non-speaking children. The chapters discuss such topics as issues of prognosis for speech, timing of intervention, and the importance of working within a multidisciplinary framework. The central role of families and schools in the successful introduction and support of AAC for social communication and curriculum access is recognized, and a range of AAC systems and resources are described, as are the views of AAC users and their families.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Severe Disabilities: Beyond Poverty

by Erna Alant and Lyle Lloyd

Communities and countries who are not affluent or economically and socially disadvantaged present their own set of intervention circumstances that need to be taken into account when planning intervention for people with disabilities particularly those with AAC need. These contexts provide not only professionals, but all partners involved in the intervention process with unique challenges that require a reevaluation of AAC intervention programmes. This book presents a different perspective on AAC intervention by focusing on the application of various AAC related issues within a poverty context. It is intended for advanced students and professionals across disciplines that are interested in extending their knowledge and critical thinking to advance issues surrounding AAC intervention within a poverty context.

Handbook Of Augmentative And Alternative Communication

by Sharon L. Glennen and Denise C. DeCoste

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a field which crosses many disciplinary boundaries. It is a rapidly changing field that uses the latest innovations and technologies to aid the language-disabled, and requires fluency not only in the hands-on technological aspect, but the service-delivery side as well. This well-written handbook addresses that need and is filled with practical information and extensive referencing. A valuable text for graduate students studying communication disorders and special education, the book would be a useful addition to the professional library of anyone working with AAC users, most especially for those working with children.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Handbook of Principles and Practices

by Lyle L. Lloyd, Donald R. Fuller, and Helen H. Arvidson

This is a valuable source of information and reference for the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in speech-language pathology. This handbook outlines the history and growth of the field from its beginnings a few decades ago to its current status as an integral element in the clinical and educational programs of individuals with severe communication disabilities. Legislation and funding opportunities which influence the provision of AAC services are presented and discussed along with current legal and ethical issues and future research needs. Speech pathologists, language and communication specialists and therapists.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Adults with Acquired Neurologic Disorders

by David R. Beukelman, Kathryn M. Yorkston, and Joe, Ph.D. Reichle

Now that Medicare and an increasing number of insurance companies are funding AAC devices for adults, you'll find it's more important than ever to have this research-based resource on hand. Practical and accessible, it addresses social, medical, and technical changes and how they affect adults with communication disorders. Part 1 discusses the everyday issues adults transitioning from speaking to using AAC struggle with--such as establishing new communication roles and integrating their natural speech with AAC--while Part 2 covers the six leading neurological disorders in adults: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington disease and Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, aphasia, and dementia. You'll learn new ways to design individualized AAC systems that will help rebuild users' communicative confidence and encourage acceptance of their lives.

Building Communicative Competence With Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

by Janice C., Ph.D. Light and Cathy Binger

This book is an introductory book for Speech-Language Pathology students and SLPs beginning to work with individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication. The book outlines in each chapter how to obtain communication goals with the person using AAC. The chapters become a bit repetitive in their teaching tactics, but this does help the reader remember the strategies used. It does focus on individuals with cognitive skills who are able to make choices regarding their communication systems. The material, however, can be applied to individuals who are in the severe to profound range of mental retardation.

Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication

by Von Tetzchner, Stephen Von Tetzchner, and Harald Martinsen

An introduction to augmentative and alternative communication. The authors discuss factors that are important when choosing communication systems, assessment strategies, environmental adaptation, and the principles for teaching comprehension and use of such communication systems to individuals with different disabilities, including motor impairments, learning disabilities and autism. The text has its basis in modern developmental theories of language and communication. It has a practical approach with many examples and focuses on every-day situations.