AAC Lecture 16

Question 1

what is AAC?

Answer 1

An area of clinical practice that addresses the needs of individuals with complex communication needs who have impairments in speech/ language production

Question 2

what is congenital disabilities that may benifit from AAC include

Answer 2

cerebral palsy
developmental apraxia of speech
developmental disability
genetic disorders
intellectual disability

Question 3

what is acquired disabilities that may benefit from AAC

Answer 3

Cerebravascular accidents (stroke)
traumatic or acquired brain injures
neurodegenenerative diseases such as als, progressive supranuclear palsy
primary progressive aphasia and apraxia

Question 4

what is unaided communication systems

Answer 4

non spokeb means of natural communication does not require an external tool

Question 5

what is aided communication system

Answer 5

requires some form of external too either electronic or non electronic

Question 6

what is light tech/low tech

Answer 6

eye gaze boards, writing, laser light pointers on an alphabet or communication board
good for non movement paitent

Question 7

what is mid tech

Answer 7

simplistic, voice output devices
typically able to push buttons

Question 8

High Tech

Answer 8

Computers and speech generating devices

Question 9

what is synthesized speech

Answer 9

electronically produced speech, which allows text to speech output

Question 10

what is digitized speech( recorded speech

Answer 10

message banking
unavailable languages
Noises or laughter

Question 11

what is direct selection

Answer 11

electronic or non eletronic
done with direct physical touch
done with a generated movement or signal

Question 12

examples of direct selection

Answer 12

touch
keyboard
mouse

Question 13

what are supports for touchscreen access adaptive styluses

Answer 13

T-bar
cosmonaut
easy flex anabling devices

Question 14

what is first priority

Answer 14

need to determine a consisten and reliable AAC access methods

Question 15

what are some displays

Answer 15

Dynamic
fixed
visual scenes
hybrid

Question 16

what is dynamic

Answer 16

the screen display changes when an icon is slected

Question 17

what is fixed

Answer 17

the display is static and does not change when a picture or symbol is selected

Question 18

what is visual scenes

Answer 18

they can be fixed or dynamic meant to provided a high level of contexual support

Question 19

what is hybrid

Answer 19

combination of both fixed and dynamic

Question 20

what are the treatment goals

Answer 20

improve functional communication
increase language and literacy skills
improve speech production and comprehensibility when the use of multiple modalities
decrease challenging behaviors
improved social communication

Question 21

what is communicative competence

Answer 21

to freely express ideas thoughts and feelings to a variety of listeners across contexts. achieve personal education, vocational and social goals

Question 22

what are the four individual competencies

Answer 22

linguistic
operational
strategic
social

Question 23

what is transparent

Answer 23

symbols are readily guessable in the absence of the referent such as a photograph or written word

Question 24

what is opaque

Answer 24

symbols are not readily guessable even when the meaning of the symbol is known such as an individualized jesters

Question 25

what is translucent

Answer 25

lie between transparent and opaque symbols. the meaning of the referent may not be obvioud when additional information is provided