Early Intervention AAC Insights
What SLPs Are Saying…🔗
Findings are drawn from an ongoing outcomes study of QuickTalker Freestyle users funded between ages 0 and 3. AbleNet contacted 500 SLPs and 500 families connected to approximately 4,800 successfully funded devices in this age group. Current respondents include 58 SLPs and 27 families. Data collection is ongoing and findings are preliminary.
Do you view the QuickTalker Freestyle as a short-term tool, or as a longer-term communication solution? 🔗
69%🔗
Expressing Wants, Needs, and Basic Requests:
Goals focused on helping clients communicate fundamental wants, needs, and requests for food, people, activities, or objects.
40%🔗
Expanding Communicative Functions and Language:
Goals centered on broadening communication beyond basic requesting, including commenting, labeling, answering questions, and building vocabulary and language complexity.
24% 🔗
Multimodal and AAC System Development:
Goals that frame the device within a broader total communication approach or long-term AAC system, including its role as a bridge to verbal speech or as a primary communication tool.
22%🔗
Social Participation and Community Engagement:
Goals focused on connecting with others across home, school, and community settings, including greetings, reciprocal interaction, and relationship-building.
17%🔗
Frustration Reduction and Behavior Support: Goals aimed at decreasing communication-related frustration and replacing challenging behaviors with appropriate, functional communication
What Families Are Saying…🔗
Findings are drawn from an ongoing outcomes study of QuickTalker Freestyle users funded between ages 0 and 3. AbleNet contacted 500 SLPs and 500 families connected to approximately 4,800 successfully funded devices in this age group. Current respondents include 58 SLPs and 27 families. Data collection is ongoing and findings are preliminary.
Do you view the QuickTalker Freestyle as a short-term tool, or as a longer-term communication solution? 🔗
69%🔗
Expressing Wants, Needs, and Basic Requests:
Goals focused on helping clients communicate fundamental wants, needs, and requests for food, people, activities, or objects.
40%🔗
Expanding Communicative Functions and Language:
Goals centered on broadening communication beyond basic requesting, including commenting, labeling, answering questions, and building vocabulary and language complexity.
24% 🔗
Multimodal and AAC System Development:
Goals that frame the device within a broader total communication approach or long-term AAC system, including its role as a bridge to verbal speech or as a primary communication tool.
22%🔗
Social Participation and Community Engagement:
Goals focused on connecting with others across home, school, and community settings, including greetings, reciprocal interaction, and relationship-building.
17%🔗
Frustration Reduction and Behavior Support: Goals aimed at decreasing communication-related frustration and replacing challenging behaviors with appropriate, functional communication
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