title: Augmentative communication considerations in pediatric otolaryngology.
abstract: The authors review the alternative or augmentative communication approaches that are traditionally coordinated by the otolaryngologist. They also introduce the otolaryngologist to recent developments in services for the individual who is nonspeaking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shane
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Anastasio
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012656:Self-Help Devices