AAC and Early Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Parent Perceptions and Child Risk Factors

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 ques...

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Published in:Augmentative and alternative communication 2015-10, Vol.31 (4), p.336-350
Main Authors: Smith, Ashlyn L., Hustad, Katherine C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Augmentative and alternative communication
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - rehabilitation
Child, Preschool
Children
Communication Aids for Disabled
Communication Disorders - rehabilitation
Early Intervention (Education)
early language intervention
Expressive function of language
Female
Goals
Humans
Language Therapy
Male
parent perceptions
Parents
Perception
Polls & surveys
Receptive language
Risk Factors
Speech Therapy
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0743-4618
1477-3848
DOI:10.3109/07434618.2015.1084373