Sunday, 19 May 2024, 9:10 AM
Site: HelpEx Open Educational Resources
Course: HelpEx Open Educational Resources (HLS-OER)
Glossary: HelpEx global glossary
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Active listeningThe process of showing interest to someone in communication, we listen and also show that we are listening by nodding, keeping eye contact and responding on verbal or nonverbal signs in communication. |
AdvocateA person who puts a case on someone else’s behalf. In social services advocate acts in the best interest of the client. |
Augmentative and alternative communicationAll forms of communication, which complement or replace speech, whether temporarily or permanently |
Autistic spectrum disorderLife long developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to other people. It also affects how people make sense of the world around them. |