Building Functional Communication: Empowering Families Through Evidence-Based Caregiver Intervention

• By: Daniel Magin, MA Hanna Kent, MA Melissa L. Rinaldi, PhD Kristin V. Christodulu, PhD University at Albany Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
• July 9th, 2026
• AAC devices, Behavioral Intervention, caregiver intervention, communication development, Early Start Denver Model, functional communication training, nonspeaking autism, parent training, Summer 2026 Issue
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Communication is a tool that takes many different forms. When most people hear this word, they think of verbal communication, as used in this article. However, even within verbal communication, there are many ways of expressing ideas, needs, and thoughts. Some of these methods of communication are...