Tag: communication
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Beyond the Blurred Lines of Cognitive Testing
I spend a lot of time talking with students who have complex communication needs (CCN) and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). I also spend a lot of time talking to others ABOUT students who have CCN who use – or don’t use – AAC. As I spend more years doing this, I’m realizing in…
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Say ‘Maybe’ to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Last week, my newly 12-year-old “typical” daughter asked to go to the movies with her friends…alone. I pictured the group of giggling 6th graders, dangling between confidence and unspoken anxiety in their independence. I offered to go with them and sit in a different row, but she refused. So, I said the first thing that…
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Voiceless But Still Talking (with an iPad) Challenge…and Giveaway!
Have you ever lost your voice? Maybe you had laryngitis or had to be on vocal rest? Have you ever just tried to be silent for a day? An hour? One of our amazing parents has decided to go voiceless for a week using only her daughter’s (back up) iPad with the Speak for Yourself…
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A Favorite Father’s Day Story
As speech language pathologists working with AAC, we are privileged to meet a lot of parents. As part of that privilege, we hear a relatively even number of stories that warm – and stories that break – our hearts. Every Father’s Day, I think of a story that starts with a meeting about 3 1/2 year old…
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It’s a Basic Human Right to Speak for Yourself
This is our first blog entry…ever! We decided it would be useful to have the information and stories we post on social media platforms in a cohesive place, tied to our website. We are not experienced bloggers, or even writers really, so if you are experienced and notice that we’re doing something “wrong,” please tell…