Communication Alternatives in Autism - Perspectives on Typing and Spelling Approaches for the Nonspeaking (Paperback)

This book chronicles the experiences of ten autistic self-advocates who use rapid prompting method and facilitated communication. Their narratives document the complexities that autistic individuals navigate when choosing to use a highly controversial, alternative form of communication in educational and community Settings. Using letter boards and keyboards to write their chapters, the authors describe powerful stories in the context of aiming for disability rights. The book concludes by presenting research-based educational practices that schools and colleges enact to support students who use alternative forms of communication.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2019
Editors:	Edlyn Vallejo Pena
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	143
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7891-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of learning disabled persons
LSN:	1-4766-7891-X
Barcode:	9781476678917

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