title: Developing the ICF-CY for AAC profile and code set for children who rely on AAC.
abstract: We describe the ICF-CY for AAC Profile, a tool to integrate information about the multiple factors affecting communication skill development and use in school-aged children with complex communication needs. The Profile uses the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children & Youth Version ( WHO, 2007 ) as its framework. We propose that the ICF-CY for AAC Profile constitutes a code set for AAC users and discuss the iterative process of code-set development. The Profile is one component of a proposed process to guide the development of educational goals for children in Grades kindergarten-12 who currently or potentially rely on AAC.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA. rowlandc@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Charity
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fried-Oken
authors.forename: Sandra A M
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lollar
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: Rune J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Simeonsson
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Granlund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D059019:Clinical Coding; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000592:standards*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000145:classification* / Q000193:education; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000592:standards*