Case Studies:
Topic: AAC DEVICES AAC
Case Study: Sara 3-year old born at 30 weeks, diagnosed with atethoid cerebral palsy, severe dysarthria, and a mild-moderate receptive and expressive language delay. - No formal symbolic means of communicating at this time; only communicates with close family and teacher. Significant motor impairment but can sometimes point her index finger. Mother worries that Sara and her twin sister Susan will not be able to play together if she cannot find some help.
Questions:
1) What valuable information could the AAC team learn from Sara's twin sister, Susan, during an AAC assessment?
2) From the information that is provided, what type of communicator (emerging, context- dependent, independent) is Sara now? How do you know? Need Assignment Help?
3) What questions do you have about Sara's communication abilities?