title: The application of symbol systems to severely handicapped children with limited verbal output.
abstract: The use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies in cognitively restricted persons with limited verbal ability has received much attention in the literature over the last decade in South Africa. The use of these strategies has, however, been implemented on a small scale only. This article deals with the process involved in the introduction and implementation of a symbol system for cognitively restricted children with limited verbal output. Various problems are identified in order to provide the reader with some background and guidelines for the application of symbol systems within this context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alant
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pansegrouw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*