SE 466 Language and Communication Skills Development for Students on the Autism Spectrum

This course covers an introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication exploring the processes, message management, symbols and rate enhancement, alternative access, principles of assessment and the principles of decision-making, intervention, and evaluation. Augmentative and Alternative Communication interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities will be covered next with communication for beginning communicators, language development and intervention focused on the challenges, the supports, and the instructional approaches. Instruction to support linguistic and social competence, literacy intervention and education inclusion for individuals with more complex communication needs will also be covered. Augmentative and Alternative Communication interventions for individuals with acquired disabilities will focus on adults with acquired physical conditions, adults with severe aphasia and apraxis of speech, adults with degenerative cognitive and linguistic disorders, individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, and within the intensive, acute and Long-Term acute medical settings will be covered.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SE 460