The Manual of AAC Assessment

Arlene McCurtin graduated as a speech language therapist in 1985 and obtained her MSc in 1994. Currently head of the Speech Language Therapy Department at the Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin, she has previously worked in both England and Canada. Her special interests are in feeding and AAC; she is the author of The Manual of Paediatric Feeding Practice (Speechmark, 1997). Geraldine Murray is an occupational therapist and completed her undergraduate degree in 1979. She is currently head of the Occupational Therapy Department at the Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, and is also an external lecturer for Trinity College, Dublin. She has previously worked in the United States as an Associate Assistant Professor in the Rehabilitative Sciences, Oklahoma University.

Defining augmentative alternative communication; Indicators; Some considerations prior to AAC assessment; The functional effects of physical disability; Pre-assessment; Carer interaction; Multi-sensory assessment; Establishing basic skills; Confirmation and negation signals; Positioning; Early scanning; Symbol assessment; Language assessment; Access; Scanning for communication systems; Voice-output communication; The partially verbal individual: special considerations; The diagnostic period; Final points.