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A-Speak: Augmentative and alternative communication application for Thai individuals with complex communication needs

Journal of Associated Medical Sciences
Background: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is the approach that enhances communication competence in individuals with complex communication needs.
Nittaya Kasemkosin, Worawan Wattanawongsawang, Saowaluck Kaewkamnerd, Rachaporn Keinprasit, Alisa Suwannarat, Wansiya Kamonsitichai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety strategies for everyday community physical activity by adults with cerebral palsy and high support needs: A qualitative case series

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Safety strategies used by adults with complex forms of cerebral palsy when participating in community‐based physical activity were explored in this study. Physical assistance was the main safety strategy in use, provided for four key purposes. The attributes of support people in community settings was key to experiences of safety.
Georgia B McKenzie, Stacey L Cleary, Freya E Munzel, Carlee Holmes, Prue E Morgan, Iain M Dutia, Nora Shields   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Loneliness Experiences of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication

, 2009
Young adults with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems may be at increased risk of loneliness due to the additional challenges they experience with communication. Six young adults, aged 24-30 years, who used AAC
Cooper, Lauren, Balandin, Susan, Trembath, David   +2 more
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Communication aid requirements of intensive care unit patients with transient speech loss [PDF]

, 2016
Alert and transiently nonvocal intensive care unit (ICU) patients are dependent on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Unfortunately, the literature demonstrates that existent AAC devices have not been widely adopted, and unaided methods ...
Safarfashandi, Z, Judge, S., Mobasheri, M.H., Trikha, S, Xylas, D, Trikha, S., King, D, Judge, S, Arshad, F, Trepekli, A., Brett, SJ, Shah, H., Brett, S.J., King, D., Arshad, F., Trepekli, A, Safarfashandi, Z., Larsen, M, Darzi, A., Darzi, A, Mobasheri, MH, Shah, H, Larsen, M., Xylas, D.   +23 more
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Possibilities of battery-free AACloth for augmentative and alternative communication: views of parents of children with cerebral palsy

SN Applied Sciences, 2023
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder that primarily affects body movement, muscle coordination, and muscle tone. Non-progressive brain injury or abnormal brain development that occurs while the child’s brain is under development causes CP.
Charlotta Elo, Johanna Virkki, Tanja Vihriälä, Tiina Ihalainen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Speech, language, social communication, and communication assessments in Rett syndrome: A systematic review

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This systematic overview highlights communication impairment as a defining feature of Rett syndrome, with expressive language consistently affected more severely than receptive language and social ability. Across the literature, most studies rely on caregiver‐reported measures, with relatively few employing direct or objective measurements of speech ...
Lucas N. Raniolo, Ruth O. Braden, Jana von Hehn, John Christodoulou, David N. Lieberman, David J. Amor, Adam P. Vogel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Communication is Everything:” The Experiences of Volunteers who use AAC

, 2010
The aim of this study was to explore the impact that using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) had on the experiences of 24 adults with lifelong disabilities who worked as volunteers. This research forms part of a larger qualitative study of
Stancliffe, Roger J, Balandin, Susan, Togher, Leanne, Trembath, David, J. Stancliffe, Roger   +4 more
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Facilitating Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) [PDF]

, 2020
This literature review explored Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) with students who are not effective verbal communicators. AAC provides a means of communication for individuals who have disorders that impact communication.
Moulton, Emily A.
core   +1 more source

Autism spectrum disorder assessment in cerebral palsy and other early‐onset motor conditions: A scoping review

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To map diagnostic procedures and standardized instruments reportedly used to identify autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in people with cerebral palsy or other early‐onset motor conditions (EOMC) including Rett syndrome and muscular dystrophy.
Olga Laporta‐Hoyos, Marina Fernández‐Andújar, Lee Reid, Marta Oporto‐Alonso, Júlia Ballester‐Plané, América Carrascal‐Zuluaga, María Gutiérrez‐del Hoyo, Jacqui Ferraiolo, Magnus Påhlman, Kate Himmelmann, Somer Bishop, Roser Pueyo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public involvement in the Brazilian Cerebral Palsy Register: An exploratory, sequential, mixed‐methods study

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To describe the implementation of a public involvement strategy based on the UK Standards for Public Involvement in Research within the Brazilian Cerebral Palsy Register (BrCPR). Method We conducted a participatory, exploratory, sequential, mixed‐methods study.
Luana Cristina da Silva, Claire Kerr, Israt Jahan, Raphael Fagundes Figueira Pinho, Aline Lincoln Silveira, Nádia Badawi, Gulam Khandaker, Gabriela Lorençoni Pauletti, Egmar Longo, Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Paula Silva de Carvalho Chagas, Hércules Ribeiro Leite   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source