Makaton
Also called Makaton signing, Makaton symbols
Signs and symbols used with speech, in English word order, to help people with learning disabilities understand and be understood.
Communication A to Z
AAC, core vocabulary, partner-assisted scanning, a communication passport. Meetings and leaflets are full of words everyone seems to know already. More than three hundred of them explained in plain English: what each one is, who it helps, and what you can do about it this week.
Please note: This page is general information about communication and the ways people are supported to communicate. It is not an assessment, a diagnosis or speech and language therapy, and it does not know the person you have in mind. If you are worried about someone's speech, language or communication, ask a GP, a health visitor or a speech and language therapist. In an emergency, call 999; if you cannot speak, Relay UK on 18000 or the emergencySMS service reach the same operators.
16 topics filed under M, showing 1–10 (page 1 of 2).
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Manners and social words
Also called Politeness words, Social vocabulary, Manners set
Please, thank you and sorry are worth having. They are not worth withholding a drink for, and a board that demands 'please' first teaches the wrong lesson.
Mealtimes and communication
Also called Eating and drinking communication, Communication at the table
Mealtimes happen three times a day and are full of choices. That makes them the best communication lesson in the house, if the person has the words.
Mean length of utterance
Also called MLU, MLUm, Utterance length
The number in a therapy report that says how much a person says in one go. Worth understanding, because it is how progress gets measured.
Meltdowns and shutdowns
Also called Autistic meltdown, Shutdown, Overload
What a meltdown and a shutdown are, what they are not (a tantrum, a choice), and how to communicate before, during and after one.
Mental Capacity Act and communication
Also called MCA, MCA 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005
Before anyone can say a person lacks capacity, they must have tried every practicable way of helping that person decide. Communication is where most fail.
Message banking
Also called Phrase banking, Legacy messages, Recorded messages
Recording whole phrases in your own voice, the way you actually say them, to play back from a device later. Quick, free, and impossible to fake afterwards.
Minimally speaking
Also called Minimally verbal, Limited speech, Unreliably speaking
People who have some words but can't rely on speech for most of what they want to say, and why a few words are not a reason to withhold AAC.
Modelling without expectation
Also called Modelling, Modeling without expectation, No-demand modelling
Show the system, don't demand a reply. The moment modelling turns into a test, the person stops watching and starts bracing.
Moon
Also called Moon type, Moon alphabet, Moon code
A raised-line reading system whose letters are simplified capitals, made for people who lost their sight after learning to read print.
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