AAC and Positive Supports (Learning, Behavior, Communication, etc.)
Aspects of Support for Learning, article contributed By Kim Davis, Indiana Resource Center for Autism. "It is up to those who provide support to truly look at various aspects of what that support may mean. It is not as simple as it sounds." Aspects of support for learning include Relationship, Context, Predictable, Adjusted, Augmented (based on work of Anne Donnellan and Martha Leary). http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/education/AspectsofSupport.html
Behavior Communicates. Handout provides ideas to help parents and educators to discover possible messages in a child’s behavior. "Understanding what behavior communicates and knowing how to respond can be one of the most challenging aspects of teaching." http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/ec/growingideas/behavlg.pdf
Beyond Access Project — Presuming Competence: Designing Instructional and Communication Supports Within the General Education Classroom for Students with the Most Significant Disabilities, Cheryl M. Jorgenson and Michael McSheehan, TASH 2004, Institute on Disability/UCED, University of New Hampshire. PowerPoint presentation with examples of AAC planning and supports. http://www.iod.unh.edu/beyondaccess/presentations/PresumingCompetence.pdf
Communication Access For People who have Communication Disabilities. "This booklet provides guidelines and resources for businesses and organizations on how to provide accessible goods and services to people who have communication disabilities." Available in pdf and Word format for free download from Augmentative Communication Community Partnerships Canada. http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/accessibilityOntario/accesson/compliance/customer/comm_access.htm
Communication and Autism — articles from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/IRCAarticles/fcommunicationarticles.html http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/communication/revisite.html
Is There a Speech Language Patholgist on Your Behavior Support Team? Article contributed by Beverly Vicker. Indiana Resource Center for Autism website. "If one accepts the connection between communication skills and behavioral challenges as a valid one, then one would logically expect speech language pathologists (SLPs) to be involved in the problem solving/intervention program that revolves around challenging behaviors." Describes effective involvement of SLP with a behavior support team. http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/communication/LanguagePathologist.html
The Messages of Behavior contributed by Beverly Vicker. Indiana Resource Center for Autism website article. "Ask yourself these questions after a behavioral incident:
What might the person really be communicating?
What other means could the person have used to give you the same message?
Would a communication board or picture message board have helped?
How could you become involved in teaching him/her better ways to communicate?”
"It makes sense to help each individual become a better communicator. As a result, he or she should become less dependent on using negative behaviors to communicate."
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/communication/messagesbe.html
Nonverbal Complaints / Clues, Ruth Myers, MD, James Salbenblatt, MD, Melodie Blackridge, MD. List of behaviors commonly seen as problems and possible biomedical causes. http://dimagine.com/page66.html
Working with Autism and Other Social-Communication Disorders, Journal of Rehabilitation, Oct-Dec, 2000 by Marjorie F. Olney. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0825/is_4_66/ai_68865437