Blogs - AssistiveWare

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Autism Acceptance: My Voice, My Choice

AssistiveWare wants to focus April’s Autism Acceptance Month on all the different ways in which autistic people communicate.

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Discount Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month

April is Autism Acceptance Month and we are looking forward to celebrating. We are excited to announce a 3 day discount. Proloquo2Go, Proloquo4Text, Pictello, Keeble and Gateway vocabulary will all be 50% off!

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Roleplaying Games and AAC

Proloquo2Go and Proloquo4Text user D. Burrow talks about their love for roleplaying games. D. explains why they’re a perfect method to teach social and communication skills, all with the help of AAC!

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5 of our favorite autistic bloggers

In honor of both Autism Acceptance Month and Autistic Pride Day we would like to share with you some of our favorite blogs written by autistic people. Each blogger shares a few words to introduce their blog and some of the motivations behind writing it.

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Communication as a basic right

Jordyn, a college student and AAC user, shares how the power of technology and communication allowed her to go from high school frustrations to finding her own voice.

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Interviewing the founder of Autism Acceptance Month

Paula C. Durbin-Westby is an Autistic disability rights activist who blogs, writes articles, and speaks on disability rights and autism. She started Autism Acceptance Day and Month in 2011.

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Autism Acceptance: Listening to autistic voices

April is Autism Acceptance Month. AssistiveWare's CEO, David Niemeijer, explains why it's important to listen to the perspectives of autistics.

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Challenging our assumptions about Autism and AAC

The most dangerous mistake isn't an inaccurate autism diagnosis. It's the "so you shouldn't expect much" that too often comes attached. Kit looks at assumptions made about autism and communication.

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Is autistic behavior always communication?

Senior editor of Thinking Person's Guide to Autism and mother of an autistic teenaged son, Shannon Des Roches Rosa, questions the mantra "behavior is communication". When are autistic behaviors communication, and when are they not?

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Strategies for engaging autistic students

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

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5 Guidelines for Autism Acceptance Month and beyond

The words, symbols and campaigns we see during Autism Acceptance Month remind us of the common mistakes people make when writing about autistic people. Here are some guidelines to consider.

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