Tag: nonverbal
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What Your Child on the (Autism) Spectrum May Not Be Able to Tell You…Yet.
We attended the Autism Society of America Conference earlier this month in Pittsburgh. One of the things we quickly noticed is that a majority of the people at the conference who had “individual with autism” ribbons had crossed the original message out and wrote “Autistic”. So please don’t think we are ignoring “people first language”…
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What a Difference a Year Makes!
We’re spending this week in Pittsburgh for the Autism Society of America National conference. Last year, we were in Pittsburgh every other week battling a patent infringement lawsuit. We spent countless hours with attorneys (well not really countless…someone was counting) and were scared to death to step into the exhibit hall of ISAAC 2012 for…
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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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The AAC Version of The Emperor’s New Clothes
This is the time of year where everyone gathers to discuss the progress and goals for children in IEP meetings. In some of these meetings, the discussion is about a child who is nonverbal and does not have any way to communicate his wants, needs, ideas, feelings or thoughts. So the meeting begins, “He is…
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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…