Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Name: Safe Kids of Laramie County Child Safety Seat Inspection Station
Start: 2022-12-30T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2022-12-30T11:30:00-07:00
Location: WIC Office

- Augmentative and Alternative Communication refers to either low tech or higher tech (computer based ‘talkers’) to help people with significant communication difficulty. There a wide variety of AAC devices
  - Communication boards
  - Letter boards
  - iPad based apps
  - High tech computerized communication devices
- SLPs provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders for a variety of reasons such as autism spectrum disorder, congenital disorders, stroke, traumatic brain injury, or progressive neurological disorders (i.e. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).