La mise en place précoce d’un outil de Communication alternative et améliorée (CAA) auprès d’enfants ayant des Besoins complexes en communication (BCC)

Summary :

This article discusses the implementation of Alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) for infants and young children with Complex communication needs (CCN), based on data from Evidence Based Practice. To start, communication, AAC and CCN will be defined. Then, the importance of placing parents at the center of the intervention will be thoroughly developed, through a quick presentation of normal language development. Then we will detail some strategies to support the implementa-tion, especially : modeling, robust devices, teaching core vocabulary, the place of multimodality, the necessity to leave behind the AAC myths and present some tools available to develop communication skills. Finally, we will emphasize the importance of presuming the skills of the children before concluding.

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  Elsa Thévenon

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