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You are not broken

Even as we have shifted from the idea of autism awareness to focus on autism acceptance, many of the campaigns out there have focused on how those around autistic people can learn to accept their autism.

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Seven days of discounts for Autism Acceptance Month 2023

In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, we offer a week-long discount on all our popular AAC apps. From March 28 - April 3, get an extra trial month free on AssistiveWare’s newest apps Proloquo and Proloquo Coach, as well as a 50% discount on our other apps, including Proloquo2Go.

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Speaking and AAC use - ability, capability and capacity

This article explores the subtle difference between ability, capability, and capacity. How to distinguish them, and how they act as a foundation for identifying and resolving barriers to communication.

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How to talk about AAC and AAC users (according to them)

Words are the building blocks of language, and language is how we tell stories. It’s how we tell each other who we are. Words can shape perceptions—calling AAC a “clinical practice” paints a very different picture from saying AAC is “all the ways we communicate.”

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Nonspeaking people have more to say

For AAC Awareness Month 2022, we’re introducing #MoretoSay, a campaign to challenge assumptions about people who cannot speak. Assumptions that they have no opinions or anything to add to a conversation. Pam Harris, an AAC expert and Josh’s mom found that her son had more to say.

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Our AAC apps are on offer to mark AAC Awareness Month

From 11–17 October, get an extra trial month for free on AssistiveWare’s new AAC apps, Proloquo and Proloquo Coach, and 50% off on our popular AAC apps, including Proloquo2Go.

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Your child has been diagnosed with nonspeaking autism? Read this first.

Autistic AAC user Darla, provides insight to parents who are starting their journey with nonspeaking autism.

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Modeling Autistic Pride

Teaching autistic children Pride is like teaching them to use AAC. You have to model pride for them and put them in the right environment.

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Your AAC app, adapted to where you are

Wherever you are in the English-speaking world, Proloquo likely has the words you need. AssistiveWare is a global company, and we designed Proloquo to be relevant to you.

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6 ways to become an autism ally

As an autistic person, Autism Acceptance Month can be rocky. It is thirty days of striving to be heard over the voices of non-autistic people. This year, we at AssistiveWare want to focus on how you can be a better ally to autistic people.

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50% off AAC apps 29 March - 04 April 2022

Autism Acceptance Month Discount 2022

Our mission - making Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) an effective and accepted means of communication would be impossible to achieve without families, professionals and schools having access to AAC.

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AAC users need vocabulary to talk about sex, sexuality, and body parts

At AssistiveWare, we want to make sure that AAC users can say anything, anywhere, at any time. Following this mission, Proloquo2Go 7.7 includes symbols and vocabulary for body parts, sexuality, and intimacy. In this blog post, Donnie TC Denome explains why this vocabulary is essential for all AAC users of all ages to have access to.

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