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Real testimonials from families and individuals who use a form of Assisted Communication.
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“As a Speech-Language Pathologist with a career spanning more than 50 years, and as a recipient of the Honors of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (their highest recognition), I believe that nonspeaking individuals deserve access to assisted communication (AC), and that we have an obligation to explore, carefully and responsibly, the approaches that might make that access possible. At issue is not only the credibility of communication methodologies, but the expression of personhood.”
Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Rhode Island
Director, Childhood Communication Services · Author, Uniquely Human
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“As a school psychologist, I trusted the assessments I used every day, and my colleagues trusted my judgment. As a mother, I learned those assessments did not tell the whole story. My daughter’s scores suggested she would not communicate effectively, yet supports for whole-body apraxia helped unlock her voice. This is not a fringe idea… It reflects what happens when motor challenges are recognized and addressed. We need to modernize diagnosis by considering response to motor coaching. Too many families are funneled into default approaches that were never designed to address motor challenges. Families deserve to know what to explore early on.”
“I worked as an Occupational Therapist with nonspeaking individuals for 16 years before I had the amazing opportunity to learn motor-based assistive technology communication approaches. Once I could provide these effective accommodations, it amplified the effectiveness of the OT services I was able to provide. My clients could now participate fully in their communities. To say that there is no going back is an understatement.”
Adam
Occupational Therapist · Galilee
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My brain knows exactly what I want to say, but my body is a stubborn stranger. Support isn’t doing it for me — it’s finally letting me do it.— A nonspeaking speller
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