TY - JOUR
T1 - AAC for adults with acquired neurological conditions
T2 - A review
AU - Beukelman, David R.
AU - Fager, Susan
AU - Ball, Laura
AU - Dietz, Aimee
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was prepared with support from the AAC-RERC, National Institute for Disability Rehabilitation and Research of the United State Department of Education under grant number H133E980026.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The purpose of this review is to describe the state of the science of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Recent advances in AAC for six groups of people with degenerative and chronic acquired neurological conditions are detailed. Specifically, the topics of recent AAC technological advances, acceptance, use, limitations, and future needs of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), brainstem impairment, severe, chronic aphasia and apraxia of speech, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and dementia are discussed.
AB - The purpose of this review is to describe the state of the science of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Recent advances in AAC for six groups of people with degenerative and chronic acquired neurological conditions are detailed. Specifically, the topics of recent AAC technological advances, acceptance, use, limitations, and future needs of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), brainstem impairment, severe, chronic aphasia and apraxia of speech, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and dementia are discussed.
KW - AAC acceptance
KW - AAC use
KW - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
KW - Aphasia
KW - Brainstem impairment
KW - Dementia
KW - Traumatic brain injury
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U2 - 10.1080/07434610701553668
DO - 10.1080/07434610701553668
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17701742
AN - SCOPUS:34548134143
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 23
SP - 230
EP - 242
JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 3
ER -