Communication Matters is a Facebook group for families in Washington State, although any parent interested in augmentative and alternative communication is welcome. This group is for parents and other family members/caregivers of children who are non-verbal or unable to meet all of their communication needs verbally.
AAC, AAC Awareness Month | in AAC I am excited to share that I have several guest posts planned this month in celebration of AAC Awareness Month! Today, I am honored to bring you this first guest post by an AAC mom sharing her AAC story in her own words. Thank you, Kaz, for taking the time to share your story.
AAC, AAC Awareness Month | in AAC Once I started it, I did not want to put it down. Robert Rummel-Hudson's writing is honest, raw, and poignant. He has a dry wit and sense of humor that I appreciate.
AAC, SLP Book Club, communication, presume competence | in books The transition from childhood to adolescence and adulthood is tricky and full of potential pitfalls in the best of circumstances. Kids with language and/or social challenges are at even higher risk as they transition to middle school, high school, and beyond. Their language and social difficulties impair their ability to interpret situations, predict outcomes and consequences, understand the true meaning and intentions of what others say and do, and figure out how to navigate the highs and lows of growing up.
language, life skills, teens, tweens | in Child Development, books Anything But Silent by Kathy & Kate Hennessy is a short book written by a mother and daughter sharing their family's journey through Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). I had been looking forward to reading this book since I first heard about it when it was released in 2013. It is a collection of memories written over a 15 year period...
SLP Book Club, apraxia, speech | in books