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A case report is presented of an aphasic patient whose oral communication skills remained nonfunctional eight months after a traumatic head injury. After several unsuccessful attempts at using a variety of augmentative communication devices, manual signing was attempted. Several signs believed to be useful for communicating the patient's needs and wants were selected. The signs were introduced in a three-stage training procedure : imitation of a sign model, pointing to a picture of the concept signed, and producing the sign when presented with the pictured concept. A sign item was considered to be acquired when the patient had progressed through all three of the training stages.
Communication Alternative et Améliorée CAA

Langue : ANGLAIS

Identifiant basis : 1987002634