AAC Final Flashcards
In your own words describe the type of person who might use AAC
Any person could use AAC. It really benefits those who need help or a new way of communicating.
Name the 4 components of communicative competence.
Linguistic
Operational
Social
Strategic
Name 4 influencing factors on message selection.
Age
Gender
Medical need
Physical disability
If you used a communication device, name 2 words that would be in your fringe vocabulary.
Mexican Food
Make up
What is the difference between aided and unaided symbols?
Aided symbols use other objects to help communicate (PCS symbols)
Unaided is like normal everyday speech and gestures, does not use aids to help communicate.
What is the most important physical characteristic of selection set displays?
Number of items or messages available.
There are two types of selections techniques, what are they?
Direct selection and Scanning
Which one do we always want to try first?
Direct Selection
TRUE OR FALSE
We should be using the Participation Model to assess a persons’ AAC needs.
True
What are the Phases of Assessment
- Referral for AAC
- Initial Assessment and Intervention for Today
- Detailed Assessment for tomorrow
- Follow-Up Assessment
Out of the 3 different AAC assessment approaches mentioned, Which one is almost never required?
Norm-referenced
When identifying long-term motor skills, I want to assess parts of the body in a certain order. What is that order.
Hand/arm control
Head/ oral facial
Foot/ leg
Name one reason I may want to try scanning with my client instead of direct selection.
Fatigue
Don’t have the physical abilities
Name 3 ways I can get the information from a Capability Assessment that will clover all 5 areas (domains) I need to assess.
Parent/ guardian checklist
Informal assessment
From a team assessment (OT, PT)
There is a traditional View of Literacy and a Current/ Emergent View of Literacy. What is at least one difference between the two.
Traditional view of literacy is learned in school age, Emergent literacy begins being learned at birth or before.
What is one characteristic of the traditional view of literacy and one characteristic of a current view of AAC.
Traditional: Have to meet prerequisite
Current: Any one can use it
What is the primary purpose of assessment in reading?
Why can’t this student read one level higher
When completing a literacy assessment with a person who has complex communication needs, I can use a standardized test as long as I _______ it for the person with CCN
Modify
Policy, Practice, and attitude barriers are combatted by
advocacy
How do you combat knowledge and skill barriers?
Educating
What does it mean to balance natural abilities intervention with intervention that incorporates AAC strategies and techniques
You use what stye already have and use AAC to help them do what they can’t.
Instead of only focusing on how many items a person answered correctly during a session, what overarching goals and areas might we want to measure and evaluate to determine if we’re helping change the lives of our clients?
Is this helping make communication during social interaction better?
Name 1 issue regarding AAC for Cerebral Palsy
Looking towards adulthood
Name 1 issue regarding AAC for intellectual disability.
Opportunity barriers
Name 1 issue regarding AAC for autism spectrum disorder.
Need for speech generating devices
Name 1 issue regarding AAC for Deaf-blindness?
Role of intervenors
Name 1 issue regarding AAC for childhood apraxia of speech.
Need for multi their intervention
A beginning communicator refers to any individual who has which of the following characteristics:
- Relies primarily on non symbolic modes (gestures, vocalizations, facial expressions, body language.
- Is learning to use aided or unaided symbols to represent basic messages for requesting, rejecting, sharing info, and engaging in social interactions,
- Uses non electronic communication displays and/ or simple switches or SGD”S
We should always remember that “Behavior is __________” It’s our job to help people find cultural and socially acceptable behaviors .
Communication
