1st Edition
Who's Afraid of AAC? The UK Guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
1: What is Communication? 2: Typical Language Development 3: The Diversity of the AAC Population 4: Atypical Language Development and Acquired Disorders 5: No-tech, Low-tech and Light-tech AAC 6: High-tech AAC 7: Alternative Access and Mounting 8: Why Are We Afraid of AAC? 9: Aided Language Stimulation 10: AAC Assessment 11: Starting out at Home and in the Early Years Setting 12: A New Adventure in Primary School 13: Widening Horizons at Secondary School 14: Take off into the World of University, Work and Independent Living 15: Changing Circumstances 16: Target-setting and EHCPs 17: AAC Competencies Overview
Biography
Alison Battye is a practising Speech and Language Therapist who specialises in working with children with Complex Needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She has worked across mainstream and special school settings from Foundation Stage to Further Education, supporting practitioners in implementing AAC with children and young people.
"This is a colourful and accessible book aimed at SLTs, educators, parents and carers. (...) The book's written content is supported with images and pictures, making it a useful resource for a wide audience." - Katherine Broomfield, SLT/HEE NIHR Clinical Research Fellow, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust/Sheffield Hallam University
