AAC and Early Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Parent Perceptions and Child Risk Factors
| Autor: | Katherine C. Hustad, Ashlyn L. Smith |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Parents Communication Aids for Disabled media_common.quotation_subject Speech Therapy Article Cerebral palsy Developmental psychology Speech and Hearing Risk Factors Perception Intervention (counseling) medicine Early Intervention Educational Humans Parental perception Association (psychology) media_common Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Variety (linguistics) medicine.disease Augmentative and alternative communication Child Preschool Communication Disorders Language Therapy Female Psychology Goals Clinical psychology |
| Popis: | The current study examined parent perceptions of communication, the focus of early intervention goals and strategies, and factors predicting the implementation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for 26 two-year-old children with cerebral palsy. Parents completed a communication questionnaire and provided early intervention plans detailing child speech and language goals. Results indicated that receptive language had the strongest association with parent perceptions of communication. Children who were not talking received a greater number of intervention goals, had a greater variety of goals, and had more AAC goals than children who were emerging and established talkers. Finally, expressive language had the strongest influence on AAC decisions. Results are discussed in terms of the relationship between parent perceptions and language skills, communication as an emphasis in early intervention, AAC intervention decisions, and the importance of receptive language. |
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