Search for dissertations about: "augmentative and alternative communication AAC"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words augmentative and alternative communication AAC.

2. 1. Symbol-based communication intervention for individuals with Rett syndrome : Current practices, assessment of visual attention, and communication partner strategies

   Author : Helena Wandin; Karin Sonnander; Per Lindberg; Mariann Hedström; Jakob Åsberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; aided communication; augmentative and alternative communication AAC ; assessment tools; communication intervention; eye-gaze technology; partner strategies; Rett syndrome; visual attention; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : Individuals with Rett syndrome need extensive support to actively participate in social interaction and to develop their communication. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate communication intervention for individuals with Rett syndrome, especially aided symbol-based communication and partner strategies. READ MORE

4. 2. Children with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities - characteristics and communication interventions

   Author : Anna Rensfeldt Flink; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Severe profound intellectual disability; multiple disability; parent-mediated communication intervention; augmentative and alternative communication; speech-language pathologists;

   Abstract : Children with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (S/PIMD) communicate presymbolically and need support in all aspects of daily life. Communication intervention studies are scarce, and so is research focusing on characterization of S/PIMD. READ MORE

5. 3. Knowing me, knowing you : Mentalization abilities of children who use augmentative and alternative communication

   Author : Annette (Anett) Sundqvist; Jerker Rönnberg; Charlotta Plejert; Susan Balandin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Mentalization; active participation; social networks; children who use augmentative and alternative communication; Mentaliseringsfömåga; sociala nätverk; aktivt deltagande; barn som använder sig av alternativ och kompletterande kommunikation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigated several components important to the understanding of mentalization for children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The result of the thesis demonstrated that non-verbal mental age correlated significantly with mentalization tasks, and that the participants did not significantly differ compared to a nonverbal age-matched group of children without disabilities. READ MORE

6. 4. Children with complex communication needs : The parents' perspective

   Author : Gonda Pickl; Jane Brodin; Sophia Kalman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children with complex communication needs; augmentative and alternative communication; parents’ views on their children’s communication; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to increase the understanding of how parents of children with severe and multiple disabilities and complex communication needs view their children’s communication and their communication aids. The participating children differ in age, in their developmental and communicative levels as well as in their socio-cultural backgrounds, but have in common that they all are using one or more modes of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), involving no, low or high technology. READ MORE

7. 5. The Growth of Phrases. User-centred Design for Activity-based Voice Output Communication Aids

   Author : Bitte Rydeman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : AAC; Activity; Assistive Technology; Communication; Conversation Analysis; Corpus Linguistics; Cultural-Historical Activity Theory; Pragmatics; User-centred design; AKK; Aktivitet; Användarcentrerad design; Kommunikation; Kommunikationsanalys; Korpuslingvistik; Kulturhistorisk aktivitetsteori; Pragmatik; Samtalshjälpmedel;

   Abstract : An activity-based vocabulary for Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs) was designed and evaluated through a user-centred, iterative design process, using expressions from the Gothenburg Spoken Language Corpus as well as other recorded, natural conversations. The growth and development of the vocabulary, called Phrases, was closely linked to its evaluation. READ MORE