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Who are AAC devices for?
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Individuals who are non-verbal
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What is a low-tech device?
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They don't use electronic instruments (e.g. communication book, message board)
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What is a high-tech device?
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Use electronic instruments (e.g. computers)
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What are displays?
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Systems or devices that show the message to their communication partner
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What are noniconic symbols?
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Arbitrary, abstract, or geometric - they dont resemble the objects they represent
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What is direct selection?
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The user selects a message by touching a key pad, touching an item or oject, depressing an electronic key, pointing, or some other direct means.
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What is scanning?
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The user is offered available messages by a mechanical device or communication partner
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What is gestural (unaided) AAC?
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No instruments or external aids are used. Rather, the individual uses gestures and other patterned movements, which may be accompanied by some speech.
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What form of gestural (unaided) AAC is Pantomine?
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Mostly uses gestures and dynamic movements that involve the entire body or part of the body.
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What form of gestural (unaided) AAC is eye-blink encoding?
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A simple system in which the individual learns to communicate a message by a specific number of blinks.
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What form of gestural (unaided) AAC is American Sign Language (ASL)?
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Consists of manual signs for the 26 letters of the alphabet as well as signs for words and phrases.
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What is gestural-assisted (aided) AAC?
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Gestures or movements are combined with an instrument or message-display device.
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is picsyms?
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Graphic symbols that represent nouns, verbs, prepositions
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is pic symbols?
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white drawings on a black background.
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is blissymbols?
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semi-iconic and abstract symbols that can be taught to speakers of any linguistic and cultural background.
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is sig symbols?
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Ideographic or pictographic symbols based on ASL and often used in conjunction with ASL
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is rebuses?
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Pictures that represent events or objects along with words, grammatical morphemes, or both.
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is pre-mack type symbols or carrier symbols?
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Abstract plastic shapes; each shape is associated with a word or phrase, and children may arrange the plastic shapes as one would printed words
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What form of gestural-assisted (aided) AAC is Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)?
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Is a low-technology aided method of communication that is know to be effective. The SLP teaches the individual to exchange specific pictures to communicate with a partner.
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What is Neuro-Assisted (Aided) AAC?
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It is useful for individuals who have profound motoric impairmnts and limited hand mobility that they can't use a manual switching device. Uses bio-electrical signals such as muscle-action potentials to activate and display messages
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What is Facilitated Communication (FC)?
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Is a technique of language treatment for individuals with severe impairments such as ASD or CP. The facilitator uses physical contact with the individual's hand, wrist or elbow to facilitate pointing on a message board, writing, or typing.
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Is Facilitated Communication (FC) known to be effective?
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No because the messages are controlled mostly by the therapist.
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In a school setting, who determines if a child is eligible for an AAC device?
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The IEP team
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What are the prerequisites for communication intervention using an AAC device?
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There are no prerequisites -AAC can be used effectively with individuals who have profound learning and behavioral difficulties. No one is too disabled to learn to improve their communication skills.
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What is the written choice strategy?
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The partner/facilitator generates written key-word choices that relate to the conversational topic.
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