Welcome...
...to an exciting new online resource! The Center for AAC & Autism is dedicated to building awareness of the power of AAC to change the lives of children with autism and other developmental disabilities, who are challenged by limited spontaneous communication skills.
The Center for AAC & Autism believes that every child has the desire and the ability to communicate despite physical and neurological challenges. By providing specialized clinical training to health care professionals , teachers, and parents... empowering clients and families with education, resources, and information... and supporting clinical research, our aim is to give all children the ability to speak their mind and heart and become engaged in their world.
Come back often to learn, share, find hope, and enable communication success!
Monthly Achievements in AAC
Meet Shayla
At a therapy session, Shayla's father ran into a friend whose son used a Prentke Romich Vantage Lite device, which, through touchscreen picture icons and learned motor patterns, allows for forming words and sentences.
"I learned how language is developed and how to facilitate such development" and "that language is an experience rather than just an auditory function."
Somer Heskett, Special Education Teacher
Phoenix, AZ