Navigating AAC
eBook - ePub

Navigating AAC

50 Essential Strategies and Resources for Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Navigating AAC

50 Essential Strategies and Resources for Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication

About this book

Speech and Language Therapists are assumed to have a knowledge of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). The reality is that, unless they have had a student clinical placement in this field, they will qualify with very little experience in this area.

This book is an approachable guide to AAC and covers the various types, including paper-based and voice-output communication aids. There is guidance on how to assess a person who might need AAC, and how to work collaboratively with those who support the person on a daily basis. The author discusses the importance of core vocabulary alongside a personalised vocabulary. There are pointers for referring to specialised services, signposting families to alternative sources of funding, and making a business case for buying AAC equipment.

Written by an expert in the field, this book provides tips and strategies for SLTs who are brand new to AAC, as well as experienced clinicians wanting to gain further confidence in working with this varied client group.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781032284415
eBook ISBN
9781000688962
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of figures
  9. 1 What is AAC?
  10. ASSESSING FOR AAC
  11. SUPPORTING THE AAC USER
  12. AAC SOLUTIONS
  13. BUILDING LANGUAGE SKILLS WITH AAC
  14. LITERACY, LEARNING AND AAC
  15. ADVOCACY AND AAC
  16. AAC AND ACCESS TO THE WORLD
  17. FUNDING FOR AAC
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index