Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Is a neurological disease of the nervous system that causes muscle weakness and impacts physical function.
Example:
Muscle twitching - and weakness in an arm or leg or sometimes with slurring of speech- voluntary movements and muscle power
Aphasia – A language disorder that affects both expression and reception of spoken and written language.
Example:
Speech disorder
Apraxia – The inability to plan motor movements caused by damage to the brain.
Example:
Apraxia is caused by damage to the brain. Speech Delay
Augmentative and Alternative Communication - People who have difficulty speaking or writing because of neuromuscular disease or injury. They use of other methods to replace or support verbal communication.
Example:
AAC interventions include a wide range of systems from no technology (gestures, signs), to low technology (communication board, wallet), to high technology (speech generating devices).
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Characterized in varying degrees by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
Example:
Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia)
Complex Communication Needs - Complex communication needs result from significant speech, language, and/or cognitive impairments.
Example:
Communication involves the exchange of information between two or more participants.
Context-Dependent Communicators - This refers to improved recall of specific episodes or information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same.
Example:
When an individual has lost an item (e.g. lost car keys) in an unknown location.
Dynamic Communication Displays - An input mode used in AAC in which in which the selection set displayed to the user is changed as new choices are made.
Example:
A device or software that displays vocabulary as text and/or graphics on a screen and is able to be changed to another set of text and/or graphics electronically.
Dysarthria - A disorder of motor speech control resulting from central or peripheral nervous system damage. It results from impaired movement of the muscles used for speech production, including the lips, tongue, vocal folds, and/or diaphragm. Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to understand.
Example:
Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to understand.
Emergent Communicators - Tell you what they want to be able to say
Example:
Delivering your message to the world.
Icon Prediction - A feature of Minspeak-based devices that aids in recalling stored sequences.
Example:
If you have pressed any keys on the screen, you have probably noticed that some keys on the keyboard lost their icons and became blank.
Independent Communicators - Not limited in what they can talk about or whom they can talk to.
Example:
Meets face-to-face and communicates through e-mail to share best practices in managing and marketing.
Language – This is the human ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication.
Example:
The words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them is used and understood by a community.
Selection Set -The items available from which user choices are made in AAC device.
Example:
Syntax
Speech -The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
Example:
Verbal Expression
Verbal Communication -The sharing of information between individuals by using speech.
Example:
Talking to someone
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