Understanding AAC- TRUE OR FALSE

AAC will stop someone from developing oral speech or hinder speech development

• TRUE

• FALSE

The goal of AAC is to communicate basic needs

• TRUE

• FALSE

If there is some oral speech, AAC is not needed

• TRUE

• FALSE

AAC will "fix" communication breakdown

• TRUE

• FALSE

AAC users must have intact cognition

• TRUE

• FALSE

AAC should be a last resort

• TRUE

• FALSE

Behavioral issues need to be addressed before AAC can be effective

• TRUE

• FALSE

AAC users must have some quality of motor skills to use an AAC device

• TRUE

• FALSE

To use an AAC device one must use a low-tech device first.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It’s important to start with one button and

then include more as the client begins to understand the system

• TRUE

• FALSE