Who's Afraid of Aac?: The UK Guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication

ISBN-13: 9781911186175 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 302 str.

Alison Battye

Opis

A guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the UK that is suitable for all Speech and Language Therapists, educators, parents and carers supporting children with non-verbal communication. It sets out to demystify AAC by demonstrating that you already have the skills necessary to use AAC successfully.

Recenzje

"This is a colourful and accessible book aimed at SLTs, educators, parents and carers. (...) The book's written content is supported with images and pictures, making it a useful resource for a wide audience." - Katherine Broomfield, SLT/HEE NIHR Clinical Research Fellow, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust/Sheffield Hallam University

Spis treści

1: What is Communication? 2: Typical Language Development  3: The Diversity of the AAC Population  4: Atypical Language Development and Acquired Disorders  5: No-tech, Low-tech and Light-tech AAC  6: High-tech AAC  7: Alternative Access and Mounting  8: Why Are We Afraid of AAC?  9: Aided Language Stimulation  10: AAC Assessment  11: Starting out at Home and in the Early Years Setting  12: A New Adventure in Primary School  13: Widening Horizons at Secondary School  14: Take off into the World of University, Work and Independent Living  15: Changing Circumstances  16: Target-setting and EHCPs  17: AAC Competencies Overview