'Communication is everything I think.' Parenting a child who needs Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-98

  Marshall, Julie ^a   Goldbart, Juliet ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC); Parents; Parents' experiences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PARENTING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 37849045322     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820701267444     Document Type: Article

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