Communication Support for People with ALS
Almost all people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a motor speech disorder, such as dysarthria, as the disease progresses. At some point, 80 to 95% of people with ALS are unable to meet their daily communication needs using natural speech. Unfortunately, once intelligibility begin...
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| description | Almost all people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a motor speech disorder, such as dysarthria, as the disease progresses. At some point, 80 to 95% of people with ALS are unable to meet their daily communication needs using natural speech. Unfortunately, once intelligibility begins to decrease, speech performance often deteriorates so rapidly that there is little time to implement an appropriate augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention; therefore, appropriate timing of referral for AAC assessment and intervention continues to be a most important clinical decision-making issue. AAC acceptance and use have increased considerably during the past decade. Many people use AAC until within a few weeks of their deaths. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-33dd9e96be2c41b9a5fe36cda7fc6ee12025-02-03T07:24:56ZengWileyNeurology Research International2090-18522090-18602011-01-01201110.1155/2011/714693714693Communication Support for People with ALSDavid Beukelman0Susan Fager1Amy Nordness2Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Nebraska, 202 Barkley Memorial Center, P.O. Box 830732, Lincoln, NE 68583-0732, USAInstitute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Nebraska, 202 Barkley Memorial Center, P.O. Box 830732, Lincoln, NE 68583-0732, USAInstitute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Nebraska, 202 Barkley Memorial Center, P.O. Box 830732, Lincoln, NE 68583-0732, USAAlmost all people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a motor speech disorder, such as dysarthria, as the disease progresses. At some point, 80 to 95% of people with ALS are unable to meet their daily communication needs using natural speech. Unfortunately, once intelligibility begins to decrease, speech performance often deteriorates so rapidly that there is little time to implement an appropriate augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention; therefore, appropriate timing of referral for AAC assessment and intervention continues to be a most important clinical decision-making issue. AAC acceptance and use have increased considerably during the past decade. Many people use AAC until within a few weeks of their deaths.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/714693 |
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