#TalkingAAC

An online survey of experts in the AAC field was conducted to understand the factors that inform AAC instruction and to develop guidelines for AAC decision-making. Through this work we sought to capture how experts in AAC make instructional decisions for individuals who are prelinguistic and learning to use AAC.

Results from the study will be presented, including an explanation of the areas of consensus and divergence around AAC instructional decision-making, the factors that should and should not be taken into account, and how these factors inform selecting skills to teach and corresponding instructional strategies. Finally, we will discuss the implications of these findings for both practice and future research.