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To my fellow AAC parents - protect the parent/child bond

While learning how to become a supportive communication partner for your child, you need to protect your relationship with your child. Pam Harris, AAC coach and mom of an adult AAC user coaches parents to protect the parent/child bond above all else and shares how. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

7 minute read

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To my fellow AAC parents - building collaborative relationships in your child’s AAC team

While learning how to become a confident communication partner for your child, you need to be a key member of your child’s AAC team. Pam Harris, parent mentor and mom of an adult AAC user, shares how to collaborate with your child’s AAC team. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

9 minute read

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To my fellow Speech Pathologists - building collaborative relationship in your AAC teams

Senior Speech Pathologist Amanda Hartmann shares her experience working as an SLP with AAC and tips for working with an AAC team. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

5 minute read

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What AAC terminology should I use? - insights from a community survey

Words can shape perceptions. So, we asked what words people like, use, dislike, or don’t understand related to AAC. Here we share the survey results and our recommendations on what words to use and what words to avoid.

12 minute read

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To my fellow teachers using AAC- building collaborative relationships in your AAC teams

Education Specialist and teacher Shannon Braithwaite shares her experience as a teacher using AAC in the classroom and tips for working with an AAC team. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

9 minute read

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Including AAC users in AAC teams

AAC users Cole Sorensen and Donnie TC Denome share their perspectives on including AAC users in your AAC teams. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

5 minute read

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.

3 minute read

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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.

2 minute read

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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.

6 minute read

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.”

18 minute read

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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.

3 minute read

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.

2 minute read