Dr. Melanie Fried-Oken describes her research on AAC intervention for people with primary progressive aphasia. Please see additional resources at https://rerc-aac.psu.edu/aac-for-persons-with-primary-progressive-aphasia-webcast/
Key findings include that people with primary progressive aphasia
• are more successful in communication when they use AAC
• can use AAC both with family members as well as clinical researchers
• can make use not only of low tech communication boards, but also natural AAC supports (photo albums, newspapers, maps) available in their daily environments.
This webcast include both data and video from the research study, as well as videos by individuals with primary progressive aphasia (and their family members) discussing their experiences with primary progressive aphasia, and the positive impact of AAC. The webcast provides evidence, from a controlled experiment, that AAC is an important and valid intervention for people with progressive aphasia in clinical and natural settings.
Additional Resources
Bourgeois, M. , Fried-Oken, M. & Rowland, C. (2010, March 16). AAC Strategies and Tools for Persons With Dementia. The ASHA Leader. (http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2010/100316/AACStrategies.htm)