Augmentative Communication Strategies for Adults with Acute or Chronic Medical Conditions (Book with CD-ROM)

by Beukelman, David R.

• ISBN13: 9781557668752
• ISBN10: 1557668752
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: PAUL H. BROOKES PUBLISHING CO, INC.

Summary

The most complete resource of its kind, this practical guidebook and CD-ROM set gathers in one place everything professionals need to support and improve communication for adults with specific medical conditions. A team of leading researchers and clinicians gives speech-language pathologists, physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other health care professionals: Expert guidance on providing effective augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services for people with a range of disorders and illnesses (see sidebar). Readers will get in-depth information on each condition and thorough guidance on meeting the specific communication needs of adults throughout the course of each disorder. Assessment and intervention tools. The CD-ROM in the back of this book has more than 150 pages of supplementary material, including practical tools and forms. Professionals will get basic assessments to help them pinpoint the level of communication support a person needs, and they'll find a wide variety of interventions and supports to help adults communicate effectively.

Author Biography

David R. Beukelman is Professor, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Table of Contents

Contents of the Accompanying CD-ROM	p. vi
About the Editors	p. ix
Contributors	p. x
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
An Introduction to AAC Services for Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions: Who, What, When, Where, and Why	p. 1
AAC in the Intensive Care Unit	p. 17
Brainstem Impairment	p. 59
Spinal Cord Injury	p. 91
Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 131
Severe Aphasia	p. 163
Primary Progressive Aphasia	p. 207
Dementia	p. 243
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	p. 287
AAC Intervention for Progressive Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Huntington's Disease	p. 317
AAC for People with Head and Neck Cancer	p. 347
AAC Decision-Making Teams: Achieving Change and Maintaining Social Support	p. 369
Glossary of Terms	p. 391
Index	p. 404
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