The Impact of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention on the Speech Production of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Research Review

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane C. Millar ◽  
Janice C. Light ◽  
Ralf W. Schlosser
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
The Impact

Improving Patient Safety and Patient–Provider Communication

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1017-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Hurtig ◽  
Rebecca M. Alper ◽  
Karen N. T. Bryant ◽  
Krista R. Davidson ◽  
Chelsea Bilskemper
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Provider Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Patient Provider Communication ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Many hospitalized patients experience barriers to effective patient–provider communication that can negatively impact their care. These barriers include difficulty physically accessing the nurse call system, communicating about pain and other needs, or both. For many patients, these barriers are a result of their admitting condition and not of an underlying chronic disability. Speech-language pathologists have begun to address patients' short-term communication needs with an array of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies. Method This study used a between-groups experimental design to evaluate the impact of providing patients with AAC systems so that they could summon help and communicate with their nurses. The study examined patients' and nurses' perceptions of the patients' ability to summon help and effectively communicate with caregivers. Results Patients who could summon their nurses and effectively communicate—with or without AAC—had significantly more favorable perceptions than those who could not. Conclusions This study suggests that AAC can be successfully used in acute care settings to help patients overcome access and communication barriers. Working with other members of the health care team is essential to building a “culture of communication” in acute care settings. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.9990962

Evaluating acquisition, preference and discrimination in requesting skills between picture exchange and iPad®-based speech generating device across preschoolers

2021 ◽  
pp. 026565902198939
Author(s):  
Yvonne HL Yong ◽  
Anuradha S Dutt ◽  
Mo Chen ◽  
Adeline M Yeong
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Acquisition Rate ◽  
Baseline Design ◽  
Instruction Condition ◽  
Speech Generating Device ◽  
Concurrent Operant ◽  
Picture Exchange ◽  
Based Instruction

This study compared a picture exchange (PE) system and an iPad®-based speech generating device (SGD) when teaching requesting skills to preschoolers with developmental disabilities and limited functional speech. A multiple baseline design with counterbalancing the order of two instruction conditions across participants was applied to compare the acquisition rate, followed by a concurrent operant arrangement to examine participants’ preference for these two augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Discrimination of two picture symbols presented via the priority AAC system was also probed using a concurrent operant arrangement. Results indicated that two of three participants required less sessions to reach mastery for the iPad®-based instruction condition. All participants showed a clear preference for the iPad®-based SGD and were able to discriminate between two picture symbols presented simultaneously on the iPad®-based SGD when making requests. This study highlights practice implications in terms of describing a systematic approach that could be employed when identifying a priority AAC system for learners with developmental disabilities and limited functional speech.

Positioning Students with Cerebral Palsy to Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene R. McEwen ◽  
Lyle L. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Primary Position ◽  
Communication Aid

Many students who use augmentative and alternative communication have severe forms of cerebral palsy which make it necessary to consider positioning as part of their communication intervention. This paper reviews the interrelated communication and positioning needs of these students, and then proposes the wheelchair as the primary position for use of a communication aid. Guidelines for good wheelchair positioning are presented.

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