Erfarenheter och behov hos flerspråkiga föräldrar till barn med kommunikationssvårigheter som gått KomUng kommunikationskurs
FunktionsnedsättningFlerspråkighetFöräldrautbildningAKKKommunikationDisabilityBilingualismParental educationAACCommunication
The purpose of the study was to look into bilingual parents?perspectives on their own and their children?s communication andcommunication disabilities. Furthermore the study aimed to examine theseparents? needs regarding education in augmentative and alternativecommunication (AAC) and whether ComYoung communication course hadmet the needs. ComYoung address parents of school-aged children withextensive communicative disabilities and intend to give them increasedknowledge in communication and AAC. Six parents of four children agedbetween 9 and 14 years attended the course. Semi-structured interviews wereconducted with the parents. The interviews were recorded, transcribed andcontent analysis was made. The results showed great variation in experiences ofbeing bilingual and having children with disabilities. The parents had differentopinions on how interventions should be adapted. The importance of takingeach family?s unique use of languages into consideration was obvious. Theparents perceived ComYoung as stimulating for their communication with thechild. Certain needs had been met while others remained. The implications forfuture research and course development are discussed.