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Direct linkCostello, John; Smith, Martine – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Significant advances have been made in interventions to maintain communication and personhood for individuals with neurodegenerative conditions. One innovation is Message Banking, a clinical approach first developed at Boston Children's Hospital (BCH). This paper outlines the Message Banking process as implemented at BCH, which includes the option…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Neurological Impairments, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Voice Disorders
Schaefer, John M.; Cannella-Malone, Helen; Brock, Matthew E. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2018
Building and maintaining positive social relationships is important to every young adult's quality of life. However, supporting the social inclusion of middle and high school students with severe disabilities can be extremely challenging. Moreover, promoting social inclusion in one classroom may have little impact on social outcomes in other…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Inclusion, Middle School Students, High School Students
DeThorne, Laura Segebart; Hengst, Julie; Fisher, Kim; King, Amie – Young Exceptional Children, 2014
Electronic technologies are playing an increasing role in mediating patterns of social interaction within the classroom. This trend includes augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems like light-weight smart tablets. AAC in general has proven effective for many children in regard to decreasing challenging behavior, enabling…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Download full textLydia, Ferrara; Aurora, Flammia – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2014
Leo Kanner in 1943 for the first time described the autistic disorder calling it a clinical syndrome characterized by an inability relational, resistance to change, atypic language (deficit of acquisition, echolalia, mutism, occasional pronoun reversal), repetitive play and stereotype excellent, mechanical memory, excessive emotional reactions and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods, Inclusion
King, Amie M.; Fahsl, Allison J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
Children with complex and severe communication impairments often cannot meet their communication needs with their natural voice and may require the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). There are many communication and learning challenges facing children who use AAC; however, using AAC for social communication is especially…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Children, Communication Problems
Bourquin, Eugene; Sauerburger, Dona – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2005
Travelers with dual sensory losses present the rehabilitation professional with additional tasks and responsibilities that expand the instructional curriculum. Effective instruction in rehabilitation and orientation and mobility includes teaching strategies and tools for dealing with unfamiliar people through "communication" (conveying…
Descriptors: Travel, Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
