5 Questions about Aphasia & Communication Books
Today, we welcome back Dr. Kristy Weissling who shared some detailed thoughts on using AAC to support people with aphasia in this earlier post. In this post, she gets us thinking about what might be behind a situation familiar to many SLPs: Under-utilization of the AAC support/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Five questions to ask yourself when the person with aphasia you are working with isn’t carrying their communication book. 1) How easy is it to take with them where they go? Is it convenient to use? 2) Does it contain messages they WANT to use? 3) Do they know how to find a message in the book when the time to use the book arises? 4) Have you practiced using the book with them? 5) Do they have another way to communicate the information in the book that they prefer to use? There are certainly many other possible questions to ask …..... [Read More...]
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