Performance of the specialist herbivore Spodoptera pectinicomis (Hampson) was studied when fed the floating aquatic plant waterlettuce, Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae). Plants were either collected from 6 populations in southern Florida or from plants grown with low or high fertilizer levels. Consumption of leaves with increasing toughness resulted in increased larval mortality (>80%); most mort...

Locked-in Syndrome is a severe pontine stroke causing quadriplegia, lower cranial nerve paralysis, and mutism with preservation of only vertical gaze and upper eyelid movement in a conscious patient. We present a case of a Locked-in Syndrome patient who received communication training with augmentative and alternative communication equipment by using eye blinks. After 3 weeks of training, the p...

Non-augmentative surgical therapy of peri-implantitis is indicated for cases with primarily horizontal bone loss or wide defects limited potential regeneration and/or re-osseointegration. This treatment approach includes a variety different techniques (e.g., open flap debridement, resection peri-implant mucosa, apically positioned flaps, re-contouring, implantoplasty, etc.) and various relevant...

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides a way for persons with limited or no verbal speech to communicate. Augmentative systems provide a means to enhance speech; alternative systems provide a substitution for speech (Quill, 2000). AAC includes unaided systems, such as manual signs and gestures; aided voice output systems; and aided nonvoice output systems, such as symbols and...

BACKGROUND Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is expanding in our country, however it is still not a widely recognized practice. Although the term 'Augmentative and Alternative Communication' is well defined in the international literature, in our country there is no official and/or accepted version. AIM To review the terms used in Brazil and to discuss their implications, takin...

Our research aims at promoting communication skills of medium functioning autistic children by combining four main ingredients: multimedia storytelling, touchless interfaces, human-robots interaction, and Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC). Author

Reference this material as: American Speech-LanguageHearing Association. (2004). Roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists with respect to augmentative and alternative communication: Technical report. ASHA Supplement 24, in press.