Deck 12: Language and Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Question 1

The use of gestures is considered an:

A) unaided, low-tech system
B) aided, low-tech system
C) unaided, high-tech system
D) aided, high-tech system

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Discuss the evidence that AAC does or does not inhibit language development.

Answer 2

Research to date suggests that the use of AAC does not hinder language development and there is slight evidence that it may encourage language development. Importantly, AAC can provide a means of expression or aid comprehension for those with little or no functional speech.

Question 3

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Answer 3

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Question 4

What is meant by transparency and iconicity in selecting a symbol system?

Answer 4

Transparency is the ease of deciphering what the symbol means and iconicity is how closely it resembles what it represents.

Question 5

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Answer 5

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Question 6

What are the differences between an AAC system and an AAC device?

Question 7

Which skill is widely accepted as a required prerequisite to the successful use of AAC?

A) Piaget Stage V
B) Brown's Stage 2
C) reliable pointing response
D) none has been identified

Question 8

What does SGD stand for? Give an example of a SGD.

Question 9

What is multimodal communication? Why is it important to consider?

Question 10

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Question 11

What is one aim of Functional Communication Training (FCT)?

A) increasing vocabulary
B) providing SGD
C) managing challenging behaviors
D) literacy development

Question 12

Which AAC system is intended to teach children with autism to use visual graphic symbols to make requests by exchanging the appropriate symbol for a preferred item?

A) PECS
B) SALS
C) FC
D) SGD

Question 13

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Question 14

What factors should be considered in the selection of an AAC system?

Question 15

What are three limitations of AAC use in assisting children with physical disability?

Question 16

What are the issues related to funding of AAC devices and its impact on AAC users?

Question 17

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Question 18

What are the factors that put AAC users at risk for abuse?

Question 19

Which is the most transparent symbol system?

A) written words
B) line drawings
C) real objects
D) Bliss symbols

Question 20

Explore the reasons why AAC systems are often abandoned by users.

Question 21

Instructing peers to interact appropriately with children who use AAC has been shown reduce challenging behavior.

Question 22

One of the most common reasons for AAC system failure is a system which is too difficult for the child to comprehend.

Question 23

How might an AAC system reduce challenging behaviors?

Question 24

Low technology AAC systems are less effective than high tech systems.

Question 25

AAC inhibits language development.

Question 26

How might a child with autism benefit from use of an AAC device?

Question 27

What are the challenges for a child with intellectual disabilities in using an AAC system?

Question 28

Children with limited comprehension must learn the relationship between a visual symbol and its referent before they can use AAC expressively.

Question 29

In children with intellectual impairment, use of a SGD will limit spontaneous communication.

Question 30

Introduction of AAC in early childhood with children with intellectual impairment reduces the likelihood of disruptive behaviors.

Question 31

The use of AAC in play situations has not been shown to support language development.

Question 32

Identify at least three members of an interdisciplinary team involved in implementation of an AAC system.

Question 33

Some children will remain nonsymbolic for their entire lives.

Question 34

Children with autism often benefit from AAC which relies on visual symbols.