Exploring Semi-Speaking as a Communication Identity

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A Reflective Practice Guide

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

2 999 kr

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Exploring Semi-Speaking and 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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Utgivningsdatum2026-05-28
Mått210 x 297 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor162
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032789569

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Hat/Harriet Richardson is a white, semi-speaking, multiply neurodivergent Speech Pathologist, Neurodevelopmental Practitioner and writer. She runs the social media account @hat.talks.uk.Kim Mears is a neurodivergent speech and language therapist who has multiple identities. She is a wife, a mother, daughter and friend. She also identifies as an AuDHD narrator and information sharer who loves learning, unlearning and disrupting.

ContentsDedicationAcknowledgementsMeet the contributors and authors biosForewordIntroductionPart 1:1) What is semi-speaking?2) Understanding neurodiversity. A term, a paradigm and a social justice movement.3) An insight into the semi-speaking experiencePart 2:Introduction to section 24. Preparing to support discussions exploring semi-speaking5. Communication identity and semi-speaking6. Supporting communication capacity7. AAC and multi-modal communication8. Exploring semi-speaking with other people; family, friends and education9. Exploring semi-speaking at work/ supporting colleagues10. Exploring semi-speaking in a single sessionPart 2 conclusionPart 3: resources:Information sheet on semi-speakingSuggestions for supporting AAC informationCreating spaces to explore AAC and multi-modal communicationAAC myth bustingIdeas for supporting colleagues at workIdeas for supporting semi-speaking studentsTips for writing about semi-speakingFrequently asked questionsCommunication cardsReferences / bibliographyIndex

'This is a pioneering book on semi speaking communication and identity. It gives an understanding of what semi-speaking identity is, guidance on how to explore this with others and support to develop perspective and practice. It has helped me as a clinician, but also as a leader, partner and parent’. - Dr Becky Quicke, Clinical Psychologist and Founder, Autistic Girls."This work is an invitation to unlearn what we think communication should be. Both authors have a genuine commitment to transforming their practice — to listening differently, to questioning power, to embracing the unfinished — making this book not just theory, but living practice." - Warda Farah, Founder Entangle Collective, Independent Researcher