October is AAC Awareness Month! All this week I am attending a live webinar series on SpeechPathology.com called: 2016 Nancy McKinley Lecture Series: Topics in AAC. Here is my summary of Day 1.
AAC, AAC Awareness Month | in AAC Often times we need to take a step back and first teach an appropriate way to initiate communication and interactions. Teach them how to appropriately enter into an interaction. And often this means changing habits of both the child and caregivers.
AAC, AAC Awareness Month, communication | in AAC "Using AAC is hard work! That may sound depressing, but I believe it is helpful for parents to understand how hard their child is working. ‘Small’ changes are really BIG changes in my mind."
AAC, AAC Awareness Month | in AAC "Today, without the head slapping tantrums and gallons of tears, my son can tell me when he needs to use the bathroom or wants to go to the park. He can tell me that he is frustrated or angry. He can even tell me that he loves me. Picture by picture, tap by tap, he is coming into his own and we are finding our way."
AAC, AAC Awareness Month, behavior | in AAC "As a team, it is evident to me that BCBA’s and SLP’s are well suited to provide state of the art treatment for individuals within their care and doing so will depend on their mutual understanding of each other’s abilities."
AAC Awareness Month, behavior, teaming | in AAC