How I Do It: Helping Clients Who Use AAC Connect with their Grandchildren by Rebecca Bright
When a grandparent uses AAC, it can be challenging for them to reconnect with the children in the family. Today, we welcome UK-based SLP Rebecca Bright. Rebecca, who leads the award-winning app development team at Therapy Box, is passionate about helping people with acquired communication disabilities use technology to achieve their goals. In this post, Rebecca shares tips for creating meaningful and successful interactions between grandparents and grandchildren. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I came across a question posed by a person with ALS on a patient support forum that really got me thinking. The person was asking for the shared wisdom of forum users, to help him with the difficulty he was having with his young grandkids getting used to him using an iPad app as his means of communication after his voice had deteriorated. This got me thinking about how as SLPs we often focus on how our client uses a device and how perhaps... [Read More...]
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