The purpose of this discussion is for the student to demonstrate an understanding of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

This discussion is intended to show evidence that you have achieved or are working on the following learning objective(s):

• Describe factors contributing to communicative profiles of children with multiple disabilities.
• Describe the roles that augmentative and alternative communication plays in overall development of children with multiple disabilities.
• Describe the components of an AAC system.
• Discuss foundations of augmented language intervention and assessment that address challenges.

Directions

For this discussion, you will write about AAC, which is discussed in Chapter 17 of the textbook.

• Give a brief definition and overview of AAC.
• Create a table identifying four common myths of AAC and discuss the evidence against them. Please use your own words (don't just lift direct quotes from the textbook).
• The written portion of your document should be about a page long, after being double spaced.