BACKGROUND: speech therapy has been using the resources of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), allowing a greater autonomy of people with significant impairments in oral communication. This utilization has been expanding in Brazil, however it is still not a common practice among speech therapists. PURPOSE: to analyze knowledge production in AAC in Brazilian journals related to Speech Therapy. These journals were analyzed between 1997 and 2005. CONCLUSION: as AAC is a resource used in other academic fields, such data is not sufficient to conclude about knowledge production in AAC in general. Thus, in order to have a more complete overview in this field, the analysis of other academic fields is required, such as Pedagogy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, among others.
Communication Aids for Disabled; Scientific Communication and Diffusion; Periodical Index
