AAC and Early Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Parent Perceptions and Child Risk Factors. Augment Altern Commun 2015;31(4):336-50
Date
09/25/2015Pubmed ID
26401966Pubmed Central ID
PMC4628599DOI
10.3109/07434618.2015.1084373Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84946532139 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 37 CitationsAbstract
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.
Author List
Smith AL, Hustad KCMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cerebral PalsyChild, Preschool
Communication Disorders
Female
Goals
Humans
Language Therapy
Male
Parents
Perception
Risk Factors
Speech Therapy
