{"id":9810,"date":"2022-09-30T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/?p=9810"},"modified":"2023-03-30T17:48:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:18:06","slug":"too-young-for-pk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/too-young-for-pk\/","title":{"rendered":"Too young for PK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9810\" class=\"elementor elementor-9810\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f918426 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f918426\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efe379d\" data-id=\"efe379d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982f215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982f215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05401e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05401e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Too young for assisted communication<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09aa971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09aa971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This myth has its roots in certain beliefs about children at an early age and the use of assisted communication:<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cefbb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"16cefbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Children must be of a certain chronological age.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The child must first possess certain skills.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The child must be able to communicate independently.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bb5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2bb5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assisted communication and chronological age<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2af74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a2af74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Edward-Cisneros-on-Unsplash_resize.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9827\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Edward-Cisneros-on-Unsplash_resize.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Edward-Cisneros-on-Unsplash_resize-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Edward-Cisneros-on-Unsplash_resize-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e0822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e0822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo by Edward Cisneros on Unsplash<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f08e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f08e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is no evidence to suggest that children must be of a certain chronological age to benefit from assisted communication (Romski and Sevcik, 2005).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b7d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84b7d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Of all the above, the idea that the introduction of assisted communication at an early age will hinder the development of natural speech as the primary means of communication stands out the most. Research has shown that the introduction of assisted communication is in direct correlation with the improvement of natural speech , even in cases where speech therapy was not implemented (Ballinger, no data).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f564d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1f564d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prerequisites for assisted communication<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9118b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9118b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Ben-Mullins-on-Unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9843\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Ben-Mullins-on-Unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Ben-Mullins-on-Unsplash-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Ben-Mullins-on-Unsplash-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6712b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6712b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo by Ben Mullins on Unsplash<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9359151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9359151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some believe that a child should have certain skills to be able to use assisted communication.  <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde21c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dde21c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For example, they believe that a child must have certain cognitive skills such as linking cause and effect (one event caused another), understanding the means that will lead to a certain goal (planning the steps to achieve a certain goal), awareness of object permanence (objects exist even when we cannot see, hear or touch them) and others. Research has proven that this is not true.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4682e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4682e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientists Kangas and Lloyd analyzed various studies on early language development and concluded that cognitive development and the development of language and speech are interrelated, but not causal . Moreover, they noted that \" communication can also be a means of expanding cognitive skills \" (Kangas and Lloyd, 1988).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cb61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7cb61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As for assisted communication and children of an early age, there are no communication prerequisites for the use of assisted communication aids.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ec706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ec706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communication begins at birth, regardless of how it is realized (eg crying, cooing, gesturing, looking at the person speaking), so the only prerequisites for it are natural actions and behaviors (Cress and Marvin, 2003). Even at an early stage, children (and adults) can learn that communication devices are \"worth the effort to serve a purpose\" (eg, for communication) (Cress, 2006).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2df9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2df9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Independent communication and assisted communication<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd174e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bd174e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TD_I-110_20170524_Brandon_BicycleHeaven-019-1024x651-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9868\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TD_I-110_20170524_Brandon_BicycleHeaven-019-1024x651-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TD_I-110_20170524_Brandon_BicycleHeaven-019-1024x651-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TD_I-110_20170524_Brandon_BicycleHeaven-019-1024x651-1-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93de8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d93de8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo by Tobii Dynavox<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1522f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1522f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Another reason some may delay the introduction or withhold assisted communication is the belief that communication must be an independent act (without assistance from others). This attitude ignores the fact that none of us is independent in communication . Even the most skilled speaker sometimes needs a little help to remember a word. Also, they are asked questions to clarify what they said or use reminders to remember some details. Communication does not happen in a vacuum .<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0415bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0415bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We count on the people we communicate with to interact with us to establish meaning (co-construction) and to provide help\/support when needed (Cress and Marvin, 2003). This especially applies to children of an early age.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fab05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46fab05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doesn't it seem counterintuitive to delay assisted communication in a person until we conclude that they could communicate without assistance? Using assisted communication will help children at an early age learn to communicate more independently.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd029f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dd029f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The price of waiting<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa0745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa0745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Chris-Benson-on-Unsplash-1024x684-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9887\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Chris-Benson-on-Unsplash-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Chris-Benson-on-Unsplash-1024x684-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Chris-Benson-on-Unsplash-1024x684-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2089359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2089359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo by Chris Benson on Unsplash<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb92f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb92f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assisted communication has a positive effect on independent communication, language, cognition and reading. With the help of assisted communication, children's involvement in social situations, learning and play will also increase, all of which are important for their development (Branson and Demchak, 2009).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765fc3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"765fc3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In a recent study, scientists found that assisted communication interventions can also improve many other aspects of development in early-age children, such as motor movements. Similar conclusions were reached by the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, stating the positive long-term effects of assisted communication interventions in early-age children. They point out that it is important to focus on the use of assisted communication in early childhood because there is evidence that a child's early learning experiences in the first three years of life lay the foundation for later brain development (2007).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8baef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8baef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to start from?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddb946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ddb946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Anastasia-Petrova-on-Unsplash-1024x650-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9903\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Anastasia-Petrova-on-Unsplash-1024x650-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Anastasia-Petrova-on-Unsplash-1024x650-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Photo-by-Anastasia-Petrova-on-Unsplash-1024x650-1-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4377f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4377f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo by Anastasia Petrova on Unsplash<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5725ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5725ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's start by viewing assisted communication as an intervention approach that uses multiple modes of communication, including gesturing, communication devices\/boards\/books, and natural speech, and that will \"encompass the child's entire communication abilities\" (Romski and Sevcik, 2005).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b03405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b03405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assisted communication can have any of these roles: assisting the child in his natural speech, the child's primary mode of communication, a system that helps the child understand the language that others speak to him and their communication style, and\/or it can serve as part of a language intervention strategy.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a7111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74a7111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assisted communication gives the child the ability to use any of these ways to learn language and communicate their own ideas. It is important to keep in mind that assisted communication intervention is a decision based on communication needs and that needs and abilities will change as the child grows and progresses.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b0cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6b0cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assisted communication strategies and tools can and should be used to help develop cognitive abilities that will improve a child's language acquisition and learning skills. Aided communication support should not be eliminated or left for later based on the characteristics of a certain age group, but should be seen as a possible tool for overcoming communication difficulties in individuals who need some way to replace their speech.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897fb75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"897fb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LITERATURE:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9057c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9057c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Romski, M. and Sevcik, R. (2005). Augmentative communication and early intervention: Myths and realities. Infants and Young Children , 18(3), 174-185.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2e5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2e5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ballinger, R. (no date) Fears and myths of AAC. Retrieved November 2016 from <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cehs.unl.edu\/documents\/secd\/aac\/YAACK.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/cehs.unl.edu\/documents\/secd\/aac\/YAACK.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95425d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95425d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kangas, K. and Lloyd, L. (1988). Early cognitive skills as prerequisites to augmentative and alternative communication use: What are we waiting for? Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 4 (4), 211-221.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2eceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c2eceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cress, C. and Marvin, C. (2003). Common questions about AAC services in early intervention. Augmentative and Alternative Communication , Vol. 19 (4), p. 254\u2013272.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae8812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae8812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cress, C. (2006). Strategies for incorporating formal AAC into children&#8217;s earliest communication interactions. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asha.org\/Events\/convention\/handouts\/2006\/0905_Cress_Cynthia\/\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>http:\/\/www.asha.org\/Events\/convention\/handouts\/2006\/0905_Cress_Cynthia\/<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a> Branson, D., &amp; Demchak, M. (2009). The use of augmentative and alternative communication methods with infants and toddlers with disabilities: A research review. Augmentative and Alternative Communication . 25 (4), 274 \u2014 286.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d0bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3d0bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2007). The timing and quality of early experiences combine to shape brain architecture: Working paper #5. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/develingchild.net\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>http:\/\/develingchild.net<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafa37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eafa37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADDITIONAL SOURCES:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263e9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"263e9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beukelman, D. and Mirenda, P. (2005). Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children & Adults with Complex Communication Needs. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9269edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9269edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drager, K., Light, J., Carlson, R., D'Silva, K., Larsson, B., Pitkin, L. and Stopper, G. (2004). Learning of dynamic display AAC technologies by typically developing 3-year-olds: Effect of different layouts and menu approaches. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 47 (5). 1133-1148.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebe72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ebe72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drager, K., Light, J., Speltz, J., Fallon, K. and Jeffries, L. (2003). The performance of typically developing 2 1\/2-year-olds on dynamic display AAC technologies with different system layouts and language organizations . Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 46 (2). 298-312.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feea222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feea222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*Translated with permission from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobiidynavox.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tobii Dynavox.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc21be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc21be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>**The original article in English can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/tdvox.web-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com\/Support\/documents\/myth_too_young_to_use_aac.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e74b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e74b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobii-dynavox-logo_edit-300x101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9973\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobii-dynavox-logo_edit-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobii-dynavox-logo_edit-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobii-dynavox-logo_edit.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a183541 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a183541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send Inquiry<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myth: Too young for assisted communication This myth has its roots in certain beliefs about children at an early age and the use of assisted communication: Children must be of a certain chronological age. The child must first possess certain skills. The child must be able to communicate independently. 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