TY - BOOK ID - 136730296 TI - Augmentative and alternative communication PY - 2021 SN - 1635502969 9781635502961 1635502969 9781635502862 1635502861 PB - San Diego, CA DB - UniCat KW - Speech disorders KW - Language disorders KW - People with disabilities KW - Patients KW - Rehabilitation. KW - Means of communication. KW - Communication alternative et améliorée KW - Handicapés KW - Communication. KW - Communication alternative et améliorée KW - Handicapés UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136730296 AB - "Providers of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) face a myriad of challenges in a rapidly changing and developing field. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Challenges and Solutions is a unique solution-oriented text intended to prepare professionals to face those challenges with a "can do" perspective. Featuring contributions from prominent AAC researchers and providers, as well as actual AAC users, this resource traverses a wide range of scenarios that clinicians deal with on a daily basis. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Challenges and Solutions is divided into five sections with each chapter offering a different evidence-based solution. Part I provides an introduction and basis for the rest of the book. Part II focuses on the unique challenges of providing AAC in childhood, while Part III centers on dealing with adult disorders. In Part IV, the authors delve into special populations and issues, such as assisting individuals with multiple disabilities. In Part V, clinicians will find tips for becoming a solution-oriented provider"-- ER -