The comalong communication boards: Parents' use and experiences of aided language stimulation

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-116

  Jonsson, Anna ^a   Kristoffersson, Lina ^a   Ferm, Ulrika ^a   Thunberg, Gunilla ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aided language stimulation; Augmentative and alternative communication; Home; Parental education; Parents

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; HOME; LANGUAGE STIMULATION; PARENTAL EDUCATION; PARENTS;

CURRICULA; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SURVEYS; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGN LANGUAGE; SYMBOLISM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIGN LANGUAGE; SYMBOLISM; VIDEO RECORDING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 79957525076     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2011.580780     Document Type: Article

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