ABSTRACT
This chapter will focus on an introduction to augmentative and alternative communication for children with ASD. Augmentative and alternative communication provides additional modes or methods for children to communicate in addition to or sometimes in place of spoken words. The authors of Chapter 26 will review various methods that help individuals with ASD communicate such as low-tech systems (e.g., manual sign and the picture exchange communication system) and high-tech devices (e.g., speech generating devices and smart devices). The chapter also reviews key considerations for selecting the communication type such as the type of language that the child already uses and the complexity of the child’s communication.
