By David R. Beukelman, Ph.D., Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D., & Kathryn M. Yorkston, Ph.D.

The only resource of its kind available, this practical guidebook and CD set gathers in one place everything professionals need to support and improve communication for adults with specific medical conditions.

Bringing together the latest advances, a team of leading researchers and clinicians gives readers

• Expert guidance on providing effective AAC services for people with a wide range of disorders and illnesses. Readers will get a full chapter of in-depth, up-to-date information on each condition and thorough guidance on meeting the specific communication needs of adults throughout the course of each disorder.
• Assessment and intervention tools. The included CD-ROM has more than 190 pages of supplementary material. Professionals will get basic assessments to help them pinpoint the level of communication support a person needs, and they’ll find a wide variety of interventions.

An indispensable guide for every SLP—and an essential book to share with other health care professionals—this comprehensive resource will help professionals make the best possible decisions about communication supports and improve the quality of life for adults with medical conditions.

Contents of the Accompanying CD-ROM
About the Editors
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. An Introduction to AAC Services for Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions: Who, What, When, Where, and Why
David R. Beukelman, Kathryn M. Yorkston, and Kathryn L. Garrett

2. AAC in the Intensive Care Unit
Kathryn L. Garrett, Mary Beth Happ, John M. Costello, and Melanie B. Fried-Oken

3. Brainstem Impairment
Delva Culp, David R. Beukelman, and Susan K. Fager

4. Spinal Cord Injury
Deanna Britton and Ross Baarslag-Benson

5. Traumatic Brain Injury
Susan K. Fager, Molly Doyle, and Renee Karantounis

6. Severe Aphasia
Joanne P. Lasker, Kathryn L. Garrett, and Lynn E. Fox

7. Primary Progressive Aphasia
Julia M. King, Nancy Alarcon, and Margaret A. Rogers

8. Dementia
Michelle S. Bourgeois and Ellen M. Hickey

9. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Laura J. Ball, David R. Beukelman, and Lisa Bardach

10. AAC Intervention for Progressive Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Huntington's Disease
Kathryn M. Yorkston and David R. Beukelman

11. AAC for People with Head and Neck Cancer
Marsha D. Sullivan, Carol Gaebler, and Laura J. Bell

12. AAC Decision-Making Teams: Achieving Change and Maintaining Social Support
David R. Beukelman, Kathryn M. Yorkston, and Kathryn L. Garrett

Glossary of Terms
Index