Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Adults With Acquired Neurologic Disorders

by Beukelman, David R.; Yorkston, Kathryn M.; Reichle, Joe, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781557664730
• ISBN10: 1557664730
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Brookes Pub

Summary

The loss of speech in adulthood due to acquired disabilities causes an enormous life change for the person it happens to - and everyone close to them. With this important book, you'll explore the challenges these individuals face during the transition from speaking to using augmentative and alternative communications (AAC). You'll learn new ways to design individualized AAC systems that will help rebuild their communicative confidence and encourage acceptance of their new lives - and for some, even before speech is lost. Practical, and accessible, this research-based resource addresses recent social, medical, and technical changes and how they affect adults with communication disorders. Part 1 discusses the everyday transition issues they struggle with - such as establishing new communication roles and integrating their natural speech with AAC - while Part 2 covers the six leading neurological disorders in adults: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington and Parkinson'

Table of Contents

Series Preface	vii
Editorial Advisory Board	ix
Volume Preface	xi
About the Editors	xiii
About the Contributors	xv
Acknowledgments	xxi
Part One
Meaningful Communication Roles	3	(22)
Lynn E. Fox
McKay Moore Sohlberg
AAC Message Management	25	(30)
Sheela Stuart
Joanne P. Lasker
David R. Beukelman
Decision Making in AAC Intervention	55	(28)
Kathryn M. Yorkston
David R. Beukelman
Integrating AAC Strategies with Natural Speech in Adults	83	(24)
Katherine C. Hustad
David R. Beukelman
Acceptance of AAC by Adults with Acquired Disorders	107	(30)
Joanne P. Lasker
Jan L. Bedrosian
Rebuilding Communicative Competence and Self-Determination	137	(46)
Janice C. Light
Maija Gulens
Part Two
AAC for Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	183	(50)
Pamela Mathy
Kathryn M. Yorkston
Michelle L. Gutmann
AAC for Huntington Disease and Parkinson's Disease: Planning for Change	233	(38)
Estelle R. Klasner
Kathryn M. Yorkston
AAC and Traumatic Brain Injury: Influence of Cognition on System Design and Use	271	(34)
Molly Doyle
Mary R.T. Kennedy
Ginta Jausalaitis
Barbara Phillips
Proactive Management of Primary Progressive Aphasia	305	(34)
Margaret A. Rogers
Julia M. King
Nancy B. Alarcon
AAC and Aphasia: Cognitive-Linguistic Considerations	339	(36)
Kathryn L. Garrett
Mikael D.Z. Kimelman
AAC and Dementia	375	(32)
Melanie Fried-Oken
Marie T. Rau
Barry S. Oken
Index	407