Chapter 11 Flashcards
What does AAC stand for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
____ is All the ways someone communicates besides talking.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
In Augmentative and Alternative Communication, augmentative means
add to someone’s speech
In Augmentative and Alternative Communication, alternative means
Used instead of speech
Some may use AAC for a short time and others throughout their life.
True or false
True
Two types of AAC
Low-tech and high-tech
_____ includes gestures and facial expressions,
writing, drawing, spelling words by pointing to letters, and
pointing to photos, pictures, or written words.
Low-tech
Spelling words by pointing to letters is an example of
Low-tech
pointing to photos, pictures, or written words is an example of
Low-tech
gestures and facial expressions is an example of
Low tech
using an app on an iPad or tablet to communicate is an example of
High tech
using a computer with a “voice,” sometimes called a speech-generating device is an example of
High-tech
Candidates for AAC 1
Aphasia
Apraxia
ASD
Candidates for AAC 2
Cerebral palsy
Vocal surgery
Traumatic brain injury
Down syndrome
Determining communicative needs questions 1
Is AAC likely to be a temporary or permanent communication system?
Will it be a supplementary or primary source of communication?
What is the client’s current communication system?
How effective is the current system?
Determining communicative needs questions 2
What other systems have been used before?
In what environments will the client use the AAC system?
What are typical messages for this client?
Assessment of language and cognitive skills is important for determining:
current levels of expressive or receptive abilities
How the client perceives the world
Predicting the most suitable AAC to maximize the client’s communication
When assessing language and cognitive skills, Make observations in the following areas:
Alertness
Fatigue level
Attention Span
Knowledge of “cause and effect”
Symbolic representation skills
Reading and writing skills.
Memory skills
note whether the client is alert of their surroundings and if the client is oriented to time and space.
Alertness
how long can the client attend to an activity or conversation
Attention span
recognize symbols and can correlate pictures with real objects. Reading and writing skills.
Symbolic representation skills
When assessing sensory and motor capabilities, go over
Client’s body posture
Hearing acuity
Visual tracking
Visual scanning
Motor dexterity
Try various pillows, wedges, foam rollers exc. To achieve optimal body posture
ability to look for and locate an object among several other objects
Visual scanning
ability to watch a person or object move through more than one visual plane
Visual tracking
When assessing sensory and motor capabilities, it important to also determine:
Whether the client can visually focus on an object
Whether there are areas of visual neglect
The distance from the face the item needs to be to successfully view it
The number of items the client can scan
Visual Scanning and Tracking Checklist
When determining the most appropriate AAC, you must look at the clients ____ and ____ to use it
Desire and willingness
When determining the most appropriate AAC, you must look at the ______ of the AAC system
Appropriateness
When determining the most appropriate AAC, you must look at the clients ____
Proficiency
When determining the most appropriate AAC, you must anticipate the ____ in the clients disability such as _____ or ____
Changes; deterioration or improvement
solely rely on the user’s body: body language, gestures, facial expressions, finger spelling, sign language
Unaided AAC
rely on an external device or tool: picture communication symbols, tangible objects, pen and paper notes, communication boards or books, apps used on Ipads or tablets, speech-generating devices (SGDs)
Aided AAC
The types of AAC include
Aided and unaided
