Success Stories

Kairo: A Lover Of Letters

Kairo always had a fascination with words. From the time he was little, as the grandson of an educator, he was looking at books and reading to himself. When his family realized that he was not going to be verbal, they also started noticing how he used words and spelling to get his meaning across. For example, when he...

Skill Builders LLC: How One Clinic Is Shining A Light On LAMP In Their...

Jane Bomba, SLP, shares how her team grew AAC services and became a LAMP Center of Excellence. AAC conversations can get technical fast. In this interview, Jane Bomba (SLP) brings it back to what matters most: joy, connection, and giving people a reliable way to be heard. Here’s how Skill Builders LLC built an AAC...

A Path Toward Understanding

When Hannah Stoker thinks about her daughter Gracie’s communication journey, she describes it as a path shaped by patience, persistence, and the joy of discovering connection. Their introduction to the Center for AAC and Autism and the LAMP approach—thanks to speech-language pathologist Laurie Shaw—became...

Annabelle’s Story: From Stored Phrases To Powerful Conversation

Annabelle is a vibrant, tech-savvy 14-year-old who brings big energy to everything she does—cheering, dancing, lifting weights, and spending time with friends. Diagnosed with bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (PMG) and cerebral palsy, Annabelle has limited verbal speech, but that hasn’t stopped her from...

A Voice To Be Heard: Carson’s LAMP Journey

Meeting Carson When Carson was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder Level 3, along with suspected ADHD and sensory processing disorder, his parents, Tarah and Christopher, were determined to help him find his voice. At just two years old, Carson began early intervention through Sooner Start, where the family met Kris...

Logan’s Story: Finding His Voice With AAC And Literacy

Logan is an amazing 12-year-old who began using LAMP Words for Life at the age of four. He has multiple diagnoses, including Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), Cerebral Palsy, and Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). These challenges affect his visual processing as well as his fine and gross motor development, but they...