PDF | Augmentative & Alternative Communication – Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs (5th Edition)

Augmentative & Alternative Communication – Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs (5th Edition)

Format: PDF eTextbooks
ISBN-13: 978-1681253039
ISBN-10: 1681253038
Delivery: Instant Download
Authors: David R. Beukelman Ph.D.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing

The authoritative text on augmentative and alternative communication, this classic bestseller is now in its fifth edition—revised and updated for a new generation of SLPs, teachers, occupational therapists, and other professionals in clinical and educational settings. Partnering with a team of distinguished contributors, renowned experts David Beukelman and Janice Light deliver today’s most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to AAC interventions and technologies for children and adults with complex communication needs. Future service providers will get in-depth coverage of essential AAC topics, enhanced by helpful study questions, valuable perspectives from people who use AAC, and case examples that illustrate key principles.

Significantly expanded with new chapters on critical topics, more practical information on how AAC systems work, and new online companion materials, this definitive text will expertly prepare readers to support communicative competence–and quality of life–for children and adults with complex communication needs.