Table 1.

Demographics of 30 participants in focus groups and interviews.

Stakeholder Group	Participant	Role	Child Age (years)	Child Diagnosis	Highest Education Level	AAC experience (years)
Parent-Carer	1	Mother	14	Down syndrome	bachelor	>10
Parent-Carer	2	Mother	14	cerebral palsy	bachelor	NA
Parent-Carer	3	Mother	7	ASD	postgraduate	3-5
Parent-Carer	4	Mother	13	ASD, Bainbridge-Ropers syndrome	bachelor	>5
Parent-Carer	5	Mother	26	ASD	bachelor	>10
Parent-Carer	6	Grandmother	27	ASD	Year 10	>10
Parent-Carer	7	Mother	8	ASD	bachelor	3-5
Parent-Carer	8	Mother	4	ASD	N/A	N/A
Parent-Carer	9	Mother	3.5	Angelman syndromic form of ASD	N/A	N/A
Educator	1	educator	Varies	Varies	postgraduate diploma	>5
Educator	2	educator	Varies	Varies	masters	>10
Educator	3	educator	Varies	Varies	advanced diploma	>5
Educator	4	educator	Varies	Varies	TAFE	3-5
Educator	5	educator	Varies	Varies	graduate diploma	>5
Educator	6	educator	Varies	Varies	bachelor; graduate certificate	NA
Educator	7	educator	Varies	Varies	bachelor; graduate certificate	10-15
Educator	8	educator	Varies	Varies	diploma	10-15
Educator	9	educator	Varies	Varies	PhD	>5
Educator	10	educator	Varies	Varies	diploma	>10
Clinician	1	SLP	Varies	Varies	graduate certificate	5
Clinician	2	SLP	Varies	Varies	postgraduate	>10
Clinician	3	SLP	Varies	Varies	bachelor	<2
Clinician	4	SLP	Varies	Varies	masters	>10
Clinician	5	SLP	Varies	Varies	masters	3-5
Clinician	6	SLP	Varies	Varies	masters	<2
Clinician	7	SLP	Varies	Varies	bachelor	<2
Clinician	8	SLP	Varies	Varies	bachelor	>5
Clinician	9	SLP	Varies	Varies	bachelor	<2
Clinician	10	school psychologist	Varies	Varies	masters	>10
Clinician	11	school psychologist	Varies	Varies	masters	>10

SLP, speech language pathologist; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; ID, intellectual delay.