Exploring Semi-Speaking as a Communication Identity

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Exploring Semi-Speaking as a Communication Identity

A Reflective Practice Guide

Child, developmental and lifespan psychology Teaching of students with learning difficulties Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Psychotherapy Speech and language disorders and therapy Nursing and ancillary services

Authors: Harriet Richardson, Kim Mears

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 26th June 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040640746


Exploring Semi-Speaking as a Communication Identity

is a reflective practice companion which takes an expansive approach to supporting autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people who do not always have access to speech.

Written for speech and language therapists, and relevant to other interested people, the book challenges traditional ideas about communication.

It offers practical insights grounded in the neurodiversity paradigm, and amplifies neurodivergent voices alongside contributions from people with lived and professional experience of semi-speaking, situational mutism and AAC.

Readers are invited on a journey of reflection through their own practice, reconsidering assumptions, deepening thinking, and expanding their understanding in this area.

Topics include communication identity, communication capacity, AAC, multi-modal communication and shared understanding to support collaborative discussion.

Encouraging curiosity, this comprehensive resource is essential reading for anyone interested in semi-speaking and communication identity.

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