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Wprowadzenie alternatywnych i wspomagających metod komunikacji u dziecka z mózgowym porażeniem dziecięcym
The introduction of Alternative and Facilitating Methods of Communication of a child suffering from cerebral palsy

Author(s): Zuzanna Gryszka-Mędrek
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: alternative and support communication, infantile cerebral palsy, methods of therapy

Summary/Abstract: This article brings up the issue of communication difficulties for people with various disabilities. In the theoretical part it widely explains the rise and development of alternative and supportive methods of communication, and it describes various forms of non-verbal means of communicating. The second part of this article constitutes a case study of a thirteen-year-old mute girl who was taught communicating with application of non-verbal methods, and it also includes a short description of the methods used in working with the child. The course of therapeutic action is to be found in “The Supporting Materials, Didactic Visual aids and Reports” Logopedii Silesiany part.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 140-158
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish