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If you want to follow us on Facebook or Instagram, we're there now -- but under a new name: Conduit Advocacy & Therapy Services Why...

Regulation: Why It Matters & Making It Better

My first post on regulation covered what it is and how it can go wrong. This time, let's focus on why it matters and how to make it...

Connection

I recently found this timely reminder for parents: "When you have to pick [between parenting and teaching], because at some point you...

Autism Level-Up Month!

Many people know April as Autism Awareness Month. A significant portion of the autistic community -- especially #actuallyaustistic folks...

What Now?! -- Things To Do While Social Distancing

Here's another list of links, this time full of ideas to help us all figure out what to do when we can't go out for our normal...

Accessible Info About Corona/COVID-19

We're all having a hard time wrapping our heads around the unexpected changes that have popped up in our lives over the past few weeks. ...

Hello from Home!

The last few weeks have been weird for everyone, with lots of schedule changes and disruptions in routines. I've been collecting some...

Regulation: What's The Big Deal?

If you've spent any time around autistic communities or educational and therapeutic professionals, you've probably heard the word...

Diagnosis and Identity

In an effort to be as informed a possible about my clients and their perspectives, I follow a number of Facebook groups focused on...

World Braille Day (a day late)

Did you know...that many AAC users have visual impairments? Braille is one of many supports that can help these individuals communicate...

An Overlooked Barrier to Communication?

A recent study of over 2000 autistic children in Australia found that more than a third of them had movement challenges, even though only...

Where The Problem Lives

The following quotes are from a single article about a community of people who all share the same communication disorder. As you read...

Day #28: AAC Awareness Month - Titles

I've personally never been completely comfortable with the title "speech-language pathologist." First, there's the "speech" part. I...

Day #25: AAC Awareness Month -- Myth-Busting

A lot of people -- especially parents -- worry that introducing AAC means giving up on speech or sacrificing any potential speech...

Day # 23: AAC Awareness Month - My Favorite Memes

I'll be honest -- it's been a little bit of a struggle to get a post up (almost) every work-day this month. Today I ran out of my...

Day #22: AAC Awareness Month - Books!

I love using books to teach vocabulary and encourage spontaneous language. It didn't come naturally to me, though. It took me awhile to...

Day #18: AAC Awareness Month - Success

I have a confession: Sometimes I LOVE data. When I'm in a session and recording data takes my attention away from my client, interrupting...

Day # 17: AAC Awareness Month - Surprise!

That last part is really the reason I chose this image for today's post: Communication is only really communication if you can't predict...

Day #16: AAC Awareness Month - Body Language

For many people, technology is so appealing (and such an integral part of our daily lives) that we find it easy to focus on high-tech AAC...

Day #15: AAC Awareness Month - Communication Rights

For a long time now -- since before I even knew what an SLP was -- I've viewed communication as a human rights issue. It's always good to...

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