Breaking the Silence: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for Autistic Children

• By: Holly Pinto, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist
• July 9th, 2025
• AAC, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, communication, language development, nonspeaking, nonverbal communication, parents, speech-language pathologist, Summer 2025 Issue, support, technology
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Imagine your child has thoughts, feelings, and ideas but struggles to say them out loud. For many parents of children on the autism spectrum, this is a daily experience. This is where Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) can help. What is AAC? Augmentative and Alternative...

Awareness and Acceptance: 10 Things I Wish Everyone Understood About Autism

• By: Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM Devereux
• April 1st, 2024
• communication, empathy, inclusivity, nonverbal communication, patience, sensitivity
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Twenty years ago, my daughter, Annie, was diagnosed with autism. Throughout our journey, I have learned that not everyone is aware of or fully understands her disorder, and when they see or interact with us, they may not know what to do or say. Annie is now a thriving 22-year-old, and as I...

The Role of Compassion in Professional ABA Services Relationships

• By: Howard Savin, PhD Michael Reid, PhD, PsyD, QABA Global Autism Initiative
• October 2nd, 2023
• ABA, active listening skills, applied behavior analysis, culturally sensitive support, developing therapeutic relationships, education, empathic relationships, Fall 2023 Issue, family empowerment, hope, nonverbal communication, online parent education, unequal access to services
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“Phenomenology or phenomenological psychology, a sub-discipline of psychology, is the scientific study of subjective experiences. It is an approach to psychological subject matter that attempts to explain experiences from the point of view of the subject via the analysis of their written or...

Autism Paradox and the Broken (Special) Education System

• By: James O. Grundvig Cloudnician LLC
• July 1st, 2014
• brain, father, gifted children, language learning, math skills, music, neurodiversity, neuroimaging, nonverbal communication, special education, technology-assisted learning
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YouTube and the Internet have provided a boost for my 14-year-old autistic son, where his public school has failed to educate him. Technology has empowered Fridrik to explore his curiosity, while expands his intelligence. Using the 1990s cartoon series Dexter’s Laboratory and its 78 episodes...

Maximize Social Learning by Combining Portable Technologies and Proven Video Modeling Techniques

• By: Laurie Jacobs, MA, CCC-SLP Social Skill Builder
• January 1st, 2014
• ASD interventions, nonverbal communication, pragmatic language, social interaction skills, social skills training, technology, video modeling, visual learning
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If you are looking for a way to bridge the social language gap to help kids with ASD, Asperger’s and other learning disabilities achieve success in social situations; interactive video modeling tops my list. This method has research-validated results, and I have seen my own clients grow by leaps...