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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464028303321

Titolo

Augmentative and alternative communication for adults with aphasia / / edited by Rajinder Koul ; contributors Ann R. Beck [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

90-04-25313-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

Augmentative and Alternative Communications Perspectives, , 2047-0991 ; ; Volume 3

Disciplina

616.8552

Soggetti

Aphasic persons

People with disabilities - Means of communication

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Overview of Aphasia and Approaches to Aphasia Intervention / Nidhi Mahendra -- Overview of Aac Intervention Approaches for Persons With Aphasia -- Efficacy of Technologically Based Aac Intervention Approaches -- Efficacy of No-Technologybased Aac Intervention Approaches / Melinda Corwin -- Aac and Message Enhancement for Persons with Aphasia / Ann R. Beck -- What do Social Validation Data tell us about Aac Interventions? / Ralf W. Schlosser -- Social Validation of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions in Aphasia / Melinda Corwin -- The Process of Evidence-Based Practice: Informing Aac Clinical Decisions for Persons with Aphasia / Rajinder Koul and Melinda Corwin -- About the Editor -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Adults with Aphasia is a text written for practising clinicians, undergraduate and graduate students, assistive technologists and other stakeholders who are interested in learning more about the communication needs and options for people with aphasia. Although there are several book chapters dedicated to aphasia in currently available textbooks in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), this is the first



book dedicated entirely to AAC and aphasia. The book aims to: Provide an overview of aphasia and various treatment approaches. Provide a comprehensive review of AAC intervention approaches for persons with aphasia. Evaluate the efficacy of AAC intervention approaches that use technology, such as speech generating devices, and non-technological AAC approaches as part of a treatment package. Examine the ways in which techniques and strategies can be applied to persons with aphasia. Better understand how both direct stakeholders (i.e., persons with aphasia) as well as indirect stakeholders (e.g., close and extended family members, friends, paid caregivers) feel about the effectiveness of AAC intervention in persons with aphasia.