Augumentative and Alternative Communication: European PerspectivesISBN: 978-1-897635-59-9
Paperback
434 pages
August 2008
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Augmentative and alternative communication concerns the use of
non-speech communication modes for people unable to use speech and
for augmenting communication for people with limited spoken
language. This book focuses on the use of manual and graphic
communication systems for clinical populations with developmental
disorders of speech and language, including children, adolescents
and adults with autism, dysphsia, intellectual impairment and motor
impairment.
Among the topics covered are: augmentative and alternative communication in Europe; joint attention and communication; implications for assessment and alternative language intervention in autism and related disorders; language input and attention strategies; communication functions in aided language use; being an interesting conversation partner; a neurolinguistic approach to graphic language intervention; augmented telecommunication for people with intellectual impairment; improving communication and language skills of children with cerebral palsy; the social world of non-speaking people; and the psychology and sociology of introducing augmentative and alternative communication in Hungary.