Therapy Activity

I Have Something to Say: Helping Kids Repair Communication Breakdowns

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Print Resource — US Letter — 5 pages

Population:

Pediatric

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

AACApraxia of SpeechArticulation and PhonologyAutismLanguage Development

Help children who use AAC learn simple, respectful ways to repair communication when they are interrupted, misunderstood, answered for, or need more time to compose a message. This illustrated resource gives therapists practical scripts and self-advocacy strategies that can be practiced in therapy and carried into everyday conversations. This printable therapy activity is for speech-language pathologists working with pediatric patients, covering AAC, Apraxia of Speech, Articulation and Phonology and Autism. Print Resource, US Letter, 5 pages. Members can view and print it.

Use this resource when a patient, family, or colleague asks:

  • How do I teach communication repair to a child who uses AAC?
  • How can I help a child who uses AAC advocate when others interrupt them?

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