Should All Nonverbal Young Children with Autism Immediately Have AAC Taught to Them?

• By: Kristie Lofland, MS, CCC-A Indiana Resource Center for Autism, Indiana University – Bloomington
• July 1st, 2018
• AAC, communication, nonverbal, summer 2018 issue, technology, young children
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Lack of speech is often the most obvious symptom of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and greatest cause of concern for parents of young children. For many families of children with ASD, having their child learn to talk is their primary goal. Children with ASD who learn to use spoken language as a...