Augmentative and alternative communication
Subtitle: supporting children and adults with complex communication needs
By: by David R. Beukelman and Pat Mirenda
Contributors: Mirenda, Pat
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 593
ISBN-13: 9781598571967
Subjects: Communication Aids for Disabled; Communication Disorders; Rehabilitation; Nonverbal Communication; Needs Assessment
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Augmentative & alternative communication / by David R. Beukelman, Pat Mirenda. 3rd ed. c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Augmentative and alternative communication processes; title: Message management : vocabulary, small talk, and narratives; title: Symbols and rate enhancement; title: Alternative access; title: Principles of assessment; title: Assessment of specific capabilities; title: Principles of decision making, intervention, and evaluation; title: Augmentative and alternative communication issues for people with developmental disabilities; title: Supporting participation and communication for beginning communicators; title: Language development and intervention : challenges, supports, and instructional approaches; title: Instruction to support linguistic and social competence; title: Literacy intervention for individuals with complex communication needs / Janice C. Light and David B. McNaughton; title: Educational inclusion of students with complex communication needs; title: Adults with acquired physical conditions / with Laura Ball; title: Adults with severe aphasia and apraxia of speech / Kathryn L. Garrett and Joanne P. Lasker; title: Adults with degenerative cognitive and linguistic disorders / with Elizabeth Hanson; title: Individuals with traumatic brain injury / with Susan Fager; title: Augmentative and alternative communication in intensive, acute, and long-term acute medical settings.