Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) encompasses the strategies, tools and techniques designed to support individuals with severe or complex communication impairments. These interventions ...

Facilitated communication is a form of alternative communication developed to help individuals with severe autism or other individuals who cannot express their thoughts and feelings vocally.

The ease and simplicity of use of typical natural speech mask the complexity of a speech production process that involves precise control and coordination of respiration, voice, articulation, and ...

Close-up of the AI-supported Conversations tool that is available within Lingraphica devices. The communication tool, ...

Speech is heard but if one cannot respond with speech themselves, are there other ways? These alternative means of communication are called Augmentative Alternative Communication or AAC tools. sign ...

Loss of communication can be among the most devastating symptoms for patients with paralysis. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute and Brown University ...

The Augementative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Profile - A Continuum of Learning (Kovach, 2009) tool/instrument was designed for people between 2-0 to 21-11. This profile can be used with adults ...

Communication disorders affect a person’s ability to detect, receive, process, and comprehend the concepts or symbols necessary for communication. It can affect hearing, language, and speech. Causes ...

One of my favorite analogies for describing the emotional experience of a parent whose child has special needs is Emily Perl Kinglsey’s poem “Welcome to Holland.” “Welcome to Holland” likens a ...