“I want to attend Lehigh University and …work at Warner Brothers.” “My dream is to go to school at Wichita State University, live in dorms with five friends and fly to visit New York City.” “My dream is to one…
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AAC In the Schools Handout
This tri-fold brochure was created as a handout to reinforce concepts taught during an AAC in the Schools training.
MODEL Poster
Here is a visual support that can be used to remind those working with student or adult users of AAC!
AAC Boot Camp
We can all benefit from the use of cheat sheets and visuals to support AAC trials and implementation. Here is a boot camp poster created by the AT team at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania. [easy_media_download url=”http://aaccommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BOOT-CAMP-SHEET-4a-1-pdf-791×1024.jpg” class=”button…
Behavior and Communication
Behavior IS Communication “I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk.I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out,so I would just scream.” -Temple Grandin People’s actions always express something. There…
Using Social Media for Good
Most of us have a smart phone these days. And most of us use social media sites, such a Facebook or Twitter. For better or worse, we are often glued to online content. While there may be a surplus…
AAC Memes
There are many meme generators available on the internet these days. These can be used to create funny, visual reminders for modeling AAC: Make reminders fun!
AAC in the Cloud
This is an introductory presentation on AAC, acquisition, implementation across the day, and myth busting. It was given by Kathryn Helland as a part of the AAC in the Cloud conference that took place in June 2017. View Presentation
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Communication
About Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) What are Autism Spectrum Disorders The term “Autism Spectrum Disorder” refers to a developmental disorder that can cause severe social, communication and behavioral challenges. It is often used as an “umbrella term” that has, in…
Aided Language Stimulation (Model, Model, and Model Some More!)
Aided Language Stimulation (Modeling) Language Learning A baby hears thousands and thousands language models before they say their first word! We need to look at typical language development as it applies to our AAC users. We cannot just place a…