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Augmentative and alternative communication services during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact on children, their families and service providers.
Therrien, Michelle C S; Biggs, Elizabeth E; Barton-Hulsey, Andrea; Collins, Sara C; Romano, Mollie.
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  • Therrien MCS; School of Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
  • Biggs EE; Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Barton-Hulsey A; School of Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
  • Collins SC; School of Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
  • Romano M; School of Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Augment Altern Commun ; 38(4): 197-208, 2022 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36285725
The closure of schools and healthcare facilities across the United States due to COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way that services are provided to children with disabilities. Little is known about how children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), their families and their service providers have been impacted by these changes. This qualitative study sought to understand the perspectives of parents and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on how COVID-19 has affected children, families, services providers and the delivery of AAC-related communication services. For the study, 25 parents and 25 SLPs of children who used aided AAC participated in semi-structured interviews, with data analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. Parents and SLPs highlighted wide disparities in how children have been impacted, ranging from views of children making more progress with communication and language than before the pandemic to worries about regression. A complex system of factors and processes may explain these differences. COVID-19 will have lasting impacts on the lives of children with complex communication needs. This research highlights the crucial role of family-service provider partnerships and access to quality AAC services for children during the pandemic and into the future.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Patología del Habla y Lenguaje / Equipos de Comunicación para Personas con Discapacidad / Trastornos de la Comunicación / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Augment Altern Commun Asunto de la revista: PATOLOGIA DA FALA E LINGUAGEM Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Patología del Habla y Lenguaje / Equipos de Comunicación para Personas con Discapacidad / Trastornos de la Comunicación / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Augment Altern Commun Asunto de la revista: PATOLOGIA DA FALA E LINGUAGEM Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido