Somebody hands you a leaflet that says AAC. A review mentions partner-assisted scanning. A ward asks whether your dad has a communication passport. Everyone else in the room seems to know what these words mean, and asking feels like admitting you're behind. You aren't. This library explains each one plainly: what it is, who it helps, how it works, and what you can do about it this week. Search by the word you heard.
Please note: This page is general information about communication and the ways people are supported to communicate. It is not an assessment, a diagnosis or speech and language therapy, and it does not know the person you have in mind. If you are worried about someone's speech, language or communication, ask a GP, a health visitor or a speech and language therapist. In an emergency, call 999; if you cannot speak, Relay UK on 18000 or the emergencySMS service reach the same operators.
16 topics filed under M, showing 11–16 (page 2 of 2).
Also called MND and speech, ALS and communication, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Most people with MND lose speech; the mind stays. Plan for it early, bank your voice while it's clear, and know that the AAC service should be involved from diagnosis.
Also called Motor plan, Motor learning, Consistent placement, LAMP
Keep every word in the same place and saying it becomes a movement rather than a search, the way a typist never looks for the letter E.
Also called Multimodal communication, Mixed-mode communication, Multi-modal AAC
One sentence may need a device, a sign and a raised eyebrow. That's not a failure of the device. That's how everyone talks.
Also called Step-by-step communicator, Sequential message device, Multi-button recorder, Step-by-Step
Step-by-step and multi-button recorders, for telling a story in order or choosing between a handful of messages.
Also called MS and speech, MS and dysarthria, MS and cognition
Speech, voice, word-finding and fatigue in MS: changes that come and go, and how to plan for the bad days without being defined by them.
Also called Music therapy, Singing and language, Rhythm and speech
Singing, rhythm and music therapy as routes into language, for people who cannot yet speak and people who have lost speech.
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