AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION. MODELS AND APPLICATIONS + COMPANION WEBSITE. 2ND EDITION

Chapter 1. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A General Introduction
Chapter 2. Access and Message Management
Chapter 3. Nontech, Low-Tech, High-Tech, and Mobile Computing
Chapter 4. The Use of Symbols
Chapter 5. Vocabulary and AAC
Chapter 6. AAC Intervention at the Prelinguistic and Early Linguistic Stages
Chapter 7. AAC Applications for Individuals With Autism
Chapter 8. Language Intervention and AAC
Chapter 9. AAC and Literacy Development
Chapter 10. AAC and Intervention with Acquired Communication Disorders
Chapter 11. AAC in Medical Environments
Chapter 12. AAC and Assessment
Chapter 13. Intervention and AAC
Chapter 14. AAC and the Community
Chapter 15. The AAC Experience

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Models and Applications, Second Edition describes augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) comprehensively and offers a framework for understanding how AAC intervention can be used in the process of communication. This textbook is intended to serve as the primary text for graduate-level courses in augmentative and alternative communication in speech-language pathology programs. It also serves as an essential resource for practicing clinicians.
AAC is used by an ever-growing group of individuals of all ages, each with their own personal and communication needs. The book presents the various AAC interventions and teaches the prospective clinician which intervention may be effective depending on the needs, condition, and prognosis of the client. The text details how communication is shaped by internal and external factors and how communication affects social functioning.

New to the Second Edition:
• A revised introductory chapter reflecting recent changes in the field
• Thoroughly updated chapters on technology, vocabulary, and assessment
• Reorganization of the chapters for a more natural flow of information
• New and revised artwork throughout including images, tables, and charts
• New and expanded case studies covering different types of communicators, their needs, and AAC solutions
• Expanded coverage on the following topics:
• The debate on core vocabulary and discussion of best practices
• Perspectives and views from AAC users
• Ethics in AAC service delivery
• Research issues
• Access to a PluralPlus companion website which includes PowerPoint lecture slides, recorded lectures for select chapters, links to funding resources, and low tech solutions