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Direct linkSusan S. Johnston – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2024
Professionals and communication partners report experiencing challenges with regard to developing the knowledge and skills needed to support individuals with complex communication needs who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). These challenges can be exacerbated in rural and remote areas where access to resources and training may…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs
Donaldson, Amy L.; Corbin, Endever; Zisk, Alyssa Hillary; Eddy, Brandon – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: Families and professionals often consider augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) a "last resort" for persons with communication challenges; however, speaking autistic adults have reported that they would have benefited from access to AAC as children. This tutorial discusses the history of this "last resort"…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interpersonal Communication
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
