152 Pages
by
Routledge
137 Pages
by
Routledge
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Written by therapists experienced in working with nonspeaking clients and their families, this helpful book includes many issues pertinent to the assessment and training of augmented communicators. The field of augmentative communication, which is rapidly gaining recognition in all areas of rehabilitation, is thoroughly addressed here. A summary of the prerequisites for implementing a... Read more
Contents
Augmentative Communication: An Interdisciplinary Challenge
- The Prerequisites to Augmentative Communication: Their Implications for Therapists and Early Interventionists
- Psychological Assessment of the Nonvocal, Physically Handicapped Child
- An Overview of Therapeutic Positioning for Multiply- Handicapped Persons, Including Augmentative Communication Users
- Motor Assessment for Unaided and Aided Augmentative Communication
- Augmentative Communication: Selection of An Initial Vocabulary
- Language Versus Communication in Training for Augmentative Communication System Use
- Supporting Families of Augmentative Communication Users
- Interaction Strategies
- Appendix I: Record Forms for Augmentative Communication Evaluation
- Appendix II: Resources on Communication and Computer Technology
Biography
Susan Attermeier
