Abstract
Recently, the functional communication ability is getting important in aphasia therapy. In this circumstance, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is recognized as one of the effective intervention strategies. In this paper, it was introduced that the direction of intervention of AAC for aphasic patients, and reported the processes and the results of AAC intervention for 3 patients who belonged to different type each other. By analyzing these 3 cases further, 3 required conditions for practical AAC intervention are indicated as followings: (1) to use the patient's knowledge through the experience of his life, (2) to train to “use” AAC strategies, and at this training, to approach for not only the patient but also the communication partner, (3) to intervene complying with patient's needs, further, creating one if he doesn't have obvious one.
