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Summary

Communicative competence in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) should be viewed as a shared, learned skill between partners, not just an individual ability. This perspective shift enhances outcomes for AAC users.

Keywords:

Augmentative and alternative communication Communicative competence Dyadic communication Naturally verbal people

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Area of Science:

Speech and Language Pathology
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Background:

Traditional views of communicative competence in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) often focus on the individual user.
A gap exists in understanding communicative competence within the interactional context of AAC use.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the novel nature of communicative competence in AAC practice.
To compare AAC communicative competence with that of naturally verbal dyadic communication.

Main Methods:

Review of the four domains of communicative competence in AAC.
Examination of naturally verbal dyadic communication to derive insights.
Analysis of the evolution of communicative competence in AAC using insights from verbal communication.

Main Results:

Communicative competence in AAC should be reconceptualized as dyadic, learned, and co-constructed.
The value of communicative competence is relative and ascertained through performance.

Conclusions:

The conceptualization of communicative competence in AAC needs to shift from an individualized to a dyadic construct.
This dyadic perspective offers implications for AAC research and practice, potentially improving outcomes for AAC users.