Augmentative and Alternative Communication : Management of Severe Communication Disorders in Children and Adults

by BEUKELMAN DAVID R.

• ISBN13: 9781557663337
• ISBN10: 1557663335
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(4)
Acknowledgments	xiii
Part I Augmentative and Alternative Communication Processes	3	(242)
1 Introduction: What Is Augmentative and Alternative Communication?	3	(10)
2 Messaging: Vocabulary, Small Talk, and Storytelling	13	(26)
3 Symbols and Rate Enhancement	39	(50)
4 Alternative Access	89	(34)
5 Team Building for AAC Assessment and Intervention	123	(22)
6 Principles of Assessment	145	(26)
7 Assessment of Specific Capabilities	171	(50)
8 Principles of Decision Making and Intervention	221	(24)
Part II Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities	245	(182)
9 AAC Issues for People with Developmental Disabilities	245	(20)
10 AAC Strategies for Beginning Communicators: Building Opportunities and Nonsymbolic Communication	265	(30)
11 AAC Strategies for Beginning Communicators: Symbolic Approaches to Communication	295	(36)
12 Language Learning and Development	331	(24)
13 Literacy Development of AAC Users	355	(36)
Janet Sturm
14 Educational Inclusion of AAC Users	391	(36)
Janet Sturm
Part III Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Individuals with Acquired Disabilities	427	(104)
15 Adults with Acquired Physical Disabilities	427	(38)
16 Adults with Severe Aphasia	465	(36)
Kathryn L. Garrett
17 Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury	501	(14)
18 AAC in Intensive and Acute Care Settings	515	(16)
References	531	(42)
Appendix: Resource List	573	(6)
Index	579