10/23/2026
👋 SLPs, before you start your next AAC device trial — have you considered these patient factors....?
🔹Onset: Acquired? Congenital?
🔹Prognosis: Stable? Improving? Degenerative?
🔹Intelligibility: Familiar Partners? Novel Partners?
🔹Cognition & Language skills: Strengths? Weaknesses? Current Strategies?
🔹Use patterns: Full-time user? Part-time user?
🔹Visual symbol comprehension : Concrete symbols?
🔹Mobility and interface : Environment? Access methods?
🔹Mood/resilience : Emotion changes? Motivation level? Support 🔹system?
🔹Features: What’s necessary?
Like Teresa says, there is no one-size-fits-all AAC device.
What other factors do you consider when trialing AAC? Let us know in the comments.
PS: If you want to brainstorm about AAC with us, book a free call with one of our SLPs! 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04CbZDp0