AAC comps

Which of the following is not an example of core vocabulary?

• dog

• want

• it

• go

Which of the following is an example of multimodal communication?

• Saying no while shaking head no

• Signing more and pointing to a picture of a pool to indicate more pool

• Pointing to a visual schedule and verbally explaining the next activity

• saying yes while shaking head no

The process of digitally recording and storing words, phrases, sentences, and personally meaningful sounds using one's natural voice, inflection, and intonation.

• message banking

• voice banking

• tele-voice therapy

• voice recording

Teaching introduction strategies, regulatory phrases, and conversational repairs are examples of which communication competency?

• social

• strategic

• linguistic

• operational

A patient was admitted to trauma ICU following a severe car crash. They are in a full body cast and on the vent. They cannot move anything other than their eyes since their cast prohibits movement and they can't talk on the vent. Which of the following options would you NOT try with this patient?

• a whiteboard

• a gaze board/ E-tran board

• AEIOU board with partner assisted scanning

• tabbed communication flip book with partner assisted scanning

Who will potentially benefit from AAC?

• A 13 year old girl with Down Syndrome who has moved from another state and is now on your case load

• A 6 year old with moderate to severe apraxia of speech.

• A father of 3 with a recent diagnosis of ALS.

• all of the answers listed

Which of the following is an example of multimodal communication

• reading

• waving goodbye

• Pointing to a car and selecting "blue" on a low-tech AAC device to indicate blue car

• Using a high-tech AAC device to input and output a story

what is an example of unaided communication?

• lamp

• ASL

• Prologuo2go

• A Big Mac switch with multiple pre-programed messages

Mark Brown is a 49 year old male with sudden onset of progressive L leg weakness for 4 months. He underwent a complete neurologic evaluation and was diagnosed with ALS 1 week ago. He remains ambulatory and denies changes to his speech and swallowing.

What would be the best treatment option for a patient at this stage of the disease?

• He doesn't need speech yet since his speech and swallowing is WNL. Request a referral when his disease progresses

• Education on message and voice banking

• Trial a high tech AAC system and submit funding report since delivery takes several months and we expect speech to worsen

• Introduce low-tech AAC

electronic devices that permit the storage and retrieval of messages, many of which allow the use of speech output

• high-tech AAC

• low tech AAC

• mid tech AAC

• unaided AAC