How did you learn to label your emotional state as “sad” or “tired”? This blog is full of strategies for teaching the spoken words for feelings - especially for AAC users. 

We asked members of our AssistiveWare’s Family members AAC community how they use light-tech AAC in everyday life.

AssistiveWare’s Amanda, Speech Language Pathologist, shares how to create a paper-based AAC book of your vocabulary. With it you will always have a backup communication system if anything should happen to your device.

Got the game? Check!
Got some players? Check!
AAC system ready? Check!
Having fun? Check!
Building communication? Check!

Communication does not stop at home or at school. Successful communication happens when people with communication difficulties can use their augmentative and alternative communication system in all environments. Find strategies for using AAC at home to work around speech problems in children.

Engaging autistic students is all about recognizing their strengths and interests. Amanda provides 14 creative activity ideas to build language and meaningful communication.

There are many wonderful blogs being written by moms and dads who have sons and daughters who use an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solution. These are just 5 of our favorites.