Augmentative and Alternative Communication Open Select: choose to publish open access Augmentative & Alternative Communication publishes international research into the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals using AAC systems.
What is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)? AAC is one way that a person may communicate without talking. Augmentative means to add to someone's speech. Alternative means to be used instead of speech.
Augmentative and alternative communication is used by individuals to compensate for severe speech-language impairments in the expression or comprehension of spoken or written language. [11][12] People making use of AAC include individuals with a variety of congenital conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disability, and acquired conditions such as amyotrophic lateral ...
An introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). What is AAC and who is it for? What are the different types of AAC? What are the benefits of AAC? AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. It refers to tools and strategies that support or replace speech for people with communication difficulties.
AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RCSLT, 2023). It refers to using communicative systems which augment a message and may be alternative to speech.
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), form of communication used in place of or in addition to speech. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) includes the use of communication aids, such as alphabet boards and electronic communication devices that speak, as well as unaided communication methods, such as sign language and ...
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) incorporates a wide range of processes that augment, complement, or replace speech of individuals with complex communication needs [3, 4].