Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Keywords:
Communicative Disorders, Communication Aids for Handicapped, Speech Therapy, Physicians, Family.
Abstract
In South Africa, the severely handicapped person with limited verbal expression, has been grossly neglected as far as communication intervention is concerned. Often people with no or little speech are regarded as too disabled to benefit from communication programmes. This is particularly true for severely handicapped children who have been exposed to traditional speech therapy and have shown a poor prognosis. Thus, the sad result is that these children very often do not fulfill their potential, due to the fact that they are unable to express themselves verbally.
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