This article provides an overview of early intervention and AAC over the 30-year period
since the founding of the journal Augmentative and Alternative Communication in 1985. It …

This essay considers the prospects for a cross-disability approach to understanding and
supporting the caregiving functions of families. This special edition of the Journal of Family …

Background: Anecdotal and research evidence suggests that professionals may not fully
understand the perspectives of families of children who need or use Augmentative and …

Abstract Families of children with communication disabilities were surveyed to explore wants
and preferences relative to mobile media technology, including iPads, as a form of …

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies are widely used to help
non-verbal children enable communication. For AAC-aided communication to be successful …

Traditional topic-specifc communication boards for Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (AAC) require manual programming of relevant symbolic vocabulary, which …

The relationship between children and their caregivers is essential for the development of
social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic skills. This is especially critical for children with …

Purpose This study examined the effect of instruction in an active listening strategy on the
communication skills of pre-service speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Method Twenty …

Purpose The author describes communication patterns and outcomes of augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) intervention for individuals with Angelman syndrome …

Parents and professionals who work with individuals who use augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) face tremendous time pressures, especially when programming …