Choosing an AAC system

patient factors
1. cognitive factors
  1. executive function
    1. initiation
    2. inhibition
    3. abstract reasoning
    4. strategic skills
    5. attention
    6. rule adherence
    7. shifting/flexibility
    8. goal setting/planning
    9. concentration
    10. concept forming
    11. decision making
    12. processing speed/accuracy
  2. awareness
  3. technological & navigational competence
  4. learning ability
  5. memory
    1. semantic
    2. visual recognition memory
2. illness factors
  1. case history
  2. diagnosis
  3. general health condition
  4. time of injury
  5. changes over time
  6. prognosis
3. demographic factors
  1. age
  2. education
  3. cultural background
  4. socioeconomic status
4. psychosocial factors
  1. confidence
    1. sense of control
    2. sense of ownership
    3. empowerment
    4. sense of normalcy
  2. acceptance
    1. of condition
    2. of need for AAC
    3. of recommendations
  3. attitudes, beliefs and trust
    1. willingness
      1. to communicate
      2. to use AAC
        consent
    2. behavior
  4. anxiety
  5. mood
  6. expectations
  7. patience
  8. frustration
  9. motivation
  10. perseverance
  11. satisfaction
    1. quality of life
  12. sociolinguistic skills
  13. sociorelational skills
  14. experience/previous exposure to AAC
5. sensorimotor factors
  1. sensory
    1. pain
    2. vision
    3. hearing
  2. motor
    1. tone
      1. spasticity
      2. contractures
      3. weakness
    2. area of muscle acitivty
      1. ease of movement
      2. reliability of movement
      3. range of motion
      4. consistency of movement
    3. posture
    4. vocalization restrictions
      1. respiration
    5. fatigue
6. linguistic factors
  1. language
  2. linguistic ability
  3. severity of speech impairment
  4. semantic knowledge
  5. auditory comprehension
  6. verbal comprehension
  7. semantic processing
AAC factors
1. AAC systems
  1. fit/personalization
    1. language
    2. vocabulary lists
    3. ideal device distance
    4. switch placement
  2. hardware characteristics
    1. portability
      1. size
      2. weight
      3. charging
      4. mounting
    2. durability
    3. comfort
    4. safety
    5. input methods
      1. scanning
      2. selection
    6. display
      1. brightness
      2. contrast
      3. volume
  3. software characteristics
    1. organization
      1. semantic compaction
      2. hierarchical organization
    2. input
      1. accessibility/ease of use
      2. transparancy
      3. utterance generation method
    3. output
      1. length of utterances
      2. intelligibility of output
      3. accuracy
    4. learning demands & cognitive load
2. AAC services
  1. resources available
    1. tech support
    2. training
    3. access to interpreters
    4. time
    5. outside consultants
    6. long term residence
  2. support
    1. tech support
      1. setup & calibration
      2. maintenance & repair
      3. trial options
    2. training
      1. targets
        user
        community
        staff
        carer/family
      2. nature
        demonstrations
        workshops
        instruction manuals
        distance learning
  3. therapy
    1. speech therapy
    2. counselling
    3. physiotherapy
  4. funding
    1. therapy cost
    2. device-related costs
    3. training costs
environmental factors
1. policy & practice
  1. policy
    1. laws
    2. regulations
    3. standards
  2. practice
2. public awareness about AAC
3. community attitudes
  1. acceptance
  2. expectations
4. coomunication demands
  1. contents
  2. context
  3. partners

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	Created by Inès Kander almost 9 years ago