{"date":"June 21,  2pm ET","session_name":"Katie Threlkeld \u0026 Laurel Duever-Collins: Transitioning from Developmental Language to Functional Language for Adolescents Who Use AAC","track":"2","youtube_link":"https://youtube.com/live/O4GAJLSgwsg?feature=share","timestamp":1750514400,"description":"For adolescents who use AAC, they often demonstrate difficulties with using aided AAC to communicate effectively and have limited opportunities to develop conversational skills (McNaughton \u0026 Bryen, 2007; Smith, 2005). Challenges faced by adolescence who use AAC includes establishing personal identity, addressing the increasing educational demands, and coping with their differences from their peer group (Smith, 2005). At this age, the focus of speech therapy and AAC intervention begins to shift from the educational setting to workplace and social environments. The goal of AAC intervention is to maximize an individual’s communication across environments and for adolescents who use AAC, it is important to address the many challenges related to transition planning, such as self-advocacy. This presentation aims to review intervention approaches for adolescents who use AAC as the focus of treatment shifts from language development to functional language. Recommendations for communication partner training for caregivers, employers, education staff, and peers on how to support AAC users and facilitate effective communication will be addressed.","slides_link":"","hangouts_link":"https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85080266250?pwd=R3d4LzF5RG1zeGozN0RybkZXRGs0dz09","live_attendees":118,"hours":1.0,"survey_link":"/surveys/A27A23","video_link":"/videos/UVRJM1FUSXo=","year":"2023","code":"A27A23","disabled":false}