The NITTY-GRITTY
AAC stands for
What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Gabriel suffers from locked in syndrome and has function of solely his eye movements. Gabriel and his SLP Tracey have been working on the use of a letter and phrase eye gaze board where she scans each row and column until Gabriel uses his eye movements ( Up for Yes) ( Down for No). He and his therapist have become comfortable with this AAC system and as a result Gabriel's scanning and response rate is increasing. Tracey is out with COVID this week and a per-diem SLP will be filling in for her to work with Gabriel. Gabriel is not fond of the idea and refuses to cooperate with the per diem therapist. What level of assistance is depicted?
What is partner assisted
Page(s) of symbols, usually organized by topics relevant to the age, language ability and interest of the AAC user. Depending on the age, cognitive and physical abilities of the user, the board/book may have from one to many symbols on each page. These are all types of?
What is a communication board
An iOS feature which allows for temporarily disabling the hardware buttons (i.e., home button) of an iPad or iPhone and controlling which app features are available, until a password is entered. Often used to “lock” a user into a communication app to maintain focus and reduce distraction from other applications on the device.
What is guided access
Manual hand shapes and gestures which represent letters, words, or phrases as a means to communicate with others, which can include conventional, approximated, and/or invented signs
What is sign language
This form of assistance involves an AAC user depending on a communication partner to scan letters/ symbols or phrases by pointing or saying until a meaningful selection is made by the AAC user.
What is Partner Assisted communication
Jill suffers from CP and is non ambulatory. She has limited control of her body therefore uses optical (eye) sensors to track her high-tech AAC device. A small, reflective dot is placed on her forehead or glasses and allows her to accurately control the pointer on the screen. What type of access is being depicted?
What is direct selection.
Area on the display of a speech generating device in which the user formulates their message using selection of phrases, words, or spelling and can then activate the window to express their full synthesized message at once.
What is message window
Use of a combination of different communication strategies which may include speech, non-linguistic strategies (gestures, pointing, facial expression), sign language, and/or other AAC techniques, that allow the communicator flexibility to switch between or combine multiple strategies to most effectively and efficiently communicate across situations.
What is multimodal communication/ total communication
Electronic devices that allow the user to select messages to be spoken aloud, thereby enhancing the communication of individuals who are unable to use natural speech or other strategies to meet all of their communication needs.
What is a speech generating device
The following examples would be considered what types of AAC devices?
-GoTalk20+ with 5 recordable levels /-BigMac single button output device /- A dynamic manual communication board with subject categorizations
What is Low Tech AAC.
Henry was his schools Quarter back and suffered from a spinal injury along with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during his last home game. His memory and cognition appears to be temporarily impaired. He is unable to move his upper extremities including his head and arms. He is undergoing daily speech therapy at the hospital and his SLP has begun implementing and training him to use a 4 button voice output device where he can make selections using his feet. What type of access is being depicted?
What is direct selection.
A strategy in which an AAC device predicts the word or phrase being written by the user. The user can then select the correct prediction without needing to write the full word. Words are predicted based on their frequency in language, association with other words, past choices of the user, or grammatical structure.
What is word prediction
Can include photographs, drawings, objects, written words, or lists which provide supports for attention and focus, understanding of complex concepts, foreshadowing routines, sequences, or schedules, and successful transitions.
What are visual supports.
A recorded voice that can be electronically modified to more closely represent the communicator’s natural voice
What is digitize speech
A High Tech AAC device such as an iPad or tablet using Proloquo/ LAMP/ or TouchChat must always remain with a dynamic display.
What is FALSE
Jesiah uses PECS as her form of communication. During morning circle her PECS book was not made available to her causing her to engage in undesirable behaviors such as rocking in her seat, pushing her peer, and chinning herself. When addressed by her teacher and asked " where is your book?" she stood up and retrieved it from her cubby. Jesiah then went on to open her PECS book and search for the symbol for bathroom and walk it over to her teacher. What type of access or access style is depicted here?
What is direct selection.
Name three types of Low tech AAC
What is _____
Pausing after asking your client a question before expecting an answer is an example of.
What is extended wait time.
What is best practice when teaching AAC? Examples include pointing to words / symbols/ pictures on the AAC while you talk.
What is Modeling.
The type, quantity, and arrangement of symbols on an AAC device is directly linked to what?
What is the AAC users cognitive ability, ability to interpret symbol, attention and visual/ spatial field capacity.
Oscar is a 4 year old child who has been diagnosed with Global delays secondary to Autism. He is currently being introduced to a Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) as a primary modality. Oscar will briefly attend to activities however will occasionally present as non complaint refusing to make selections from his PECS book. He will however meaningfully responded using facial expressions and gestures when the therapist verbally scans through the symbols in his PECS book. He benefits from frequent redirection and multimodal supports. What level of assistance is depicted?
What is Partner Assisted communication.
A person who communicates in different ways including but not limited to tools such as: ASL, gestures, single message output systems, communication boards, static and dynamic display devices.
what is an AAC user.
The way to ensure AAC success is _____ & _____.
What is availability & consistency.
What does PMC stand for?
Preferred Mode of Communication