Professions
Who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing and balance disorders?
Audiologists
Affects the natural flow, speed, rhythm, and timing of speech.
Fluency, rate, rhythm
1.A lifelong difficulty with language that is not caused by intellectual disabilities, hearing loss, or neurological disorders.
Developmental Language Disorder
Primary function of this system are to supply oxygen to the blood and to remove excess carbon dioxide from the body.
The Respiratory System
communication aids which do not require anything outside of the user’s body.
No Tech AAC
Who specializes in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating communication and swallowing disorders?
Speech-Language Pathologists
Refers to abnormalities in the production or quality of the voice that affect how it sounds, its pitch (highness or lowness), or its loudness.
Voice/Pitch/Loudness
a condition characterized by persistent difficulties in using verbal and nonverbal communication for social purposes.
Social Communication Disorder
Primary function of this system is to prevent foreign objects from entering the trachea and the lungs.
The Laryngeal System
simple communication aids that do not require batteries to operate and utilize a tool outside of the user’s body.
Low Tech AAC
What degree(s) are required to become a Speech-Language Pathologist?
A master's degree is Speech Pathology only
What type of disorder is where an individual has difficulty producing certain speech sounds correctly?
Articulation/Speech Sound Disorder
a neurological condition that affects an individual's ability to process, understand, or express information in a typical way, despite having average or above-average intelligence.
A Learning Disability
Extends from the opening of the mouth to the vocal folds and comprises the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and the pharyngeal cavity.
The Articulatory/Resonating System
Battery-operated or “simple” electronic devices requiring limited advancements in technology that produces speech output that is recorded.
Mid Tech AAC
What degree(s) are required to become an audiologist?
A master's degree in Speech Pathology as well as a Doctorate in Audiology
a speech disorder caused by muscle weakness or difficulty in coordinating the muscles used for speech, including the lips, tongue, vocal cords, and diaphragm.
Dysarthria (motor impairment)
a developmental disorder characterized by challenges in social communication, social interaction, and behavioral patterns that are repetitive and restricted.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
the sound produced by the adduction of the vocal folds and creating a vibration.
Phonation
dynamic display device which contain page sets with letters, words, phrases, sentences, and pictures/symbols that the communicator navigates through to formulate meaningful messages.
High Tech AAC
who studies the fundamental processes of communication, including speech, language, and hearing, as well as their disorders?
Speech-Language-Hearing Scientist
A motor speech disorder that impairs a person's ability to plan and coordinate the movements required for speech.
Apraxia of Speech
an injury to the brain caused by an external force, typically resulting from a blow or jolt to the head, or a penetrating injury to the skull.
Traumatic Brain Injury
The raw sound produced is shaped by the vocal tract (pharynx, oral cavity, and nasal cavity) into intelligible speech or singing.
Resonance
Present communication status, Physical abilities and challenges, Seating and positioning challenges, Visual-spatial-perceptual abilities and challenges, Cognitive and language abilities and challenges, Literacy abilities/limitations, The ability to use and understand symbols, Environmental concerns, How the team can best implement the system
What the AAC assessment attempt to uncover