Conversation-based intervention for adolescents using augmentative and alternative communication
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems
The history of using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for communication is rather brief. Prior to 1975, there were descriptions of nonspeaking individuals using simple letter boards, picture boards, and typewriters to communicate messages (Goldberg & Fenton, 1960; Goldstein & Cameron, 1952; McDonald & Schultz, 1973; Vicker, 1974). The early use of AAC systems was limited...
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عنوان ژورنال: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0743-4618,1477-3848
DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2018.1490926