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: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 634
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Means of communication.; Communication devices for people with disabilities.; Communication Disorders -- rehabilitation.; Communication Aids for Disabled.
Description: "Approaching severe communication disorders from an intervention perspective, this resource thoroughly prepares students and practicing professionals to serve individuals with augmentative or alternative communication (AAC) 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." "Readers will still have everything that made the earlier editions of this text so useful: in-depth coverage of AAC assessment, intervention planning, and the many different types of congenital and acquired communication disorders, 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Augmentative and alternative communication processes; title: Message management: vocabulary, small talk, and storytelling; title: Symbols and rate enhancement; title: Alternative access; title: Team building for AAC assessment and intervention; title: Principles of assessment; title: Assessment of specific capabilities; title: Principles of decision making, intervention, and evaluation; title: AAC issues for people with developmental disabilities; title: AAC strategies for beginning communicators: opportunity and nonsymbolic interventions; title: AAC strategies for beginning communicators: symbolic approaches; title: Language learning and development; title: Literacy development of children who use AAC / with Janet Sturm; title: Educational inclusion of students who use AAC; title: Adults with acquired physical disabilities / with Laura J. Ball; title: Adults with severe aphasia / Kathryn L. Garrett and Joanne P. Lasker; title: Adults with degenerative cognitive/linguistic disorders / with Elizabeth K. Hanson; title: Individuals with traumatic brain injury / with Susan Fager; title: AAC in intensive and acute medical settings.