Avaz Webinar – How can Avaz help your child communicate?
If you are a therapist, and have been checking your calendar and thinking that it‘s time to evaluate new AAC options Or You are already using Avaz, and would need a brief refresher course, then please join us for a FREE demo of Avaz on 26Th Feb 2014, 3 PM – 4 PM PST. Choosing […]
admin February 25th, 2015
Avaz Webinar – Demystifying AAC
Specialized AAC(Augmentative and Alternative Communication) jargon makes AAC decisions difficult. Many of the questions that researchers have studied over the last few years are loaded with complex terminology. For example: Is a vocabulary based on core words different from a pragmatically oriented vocabulary? How do we deal with multi-graded vocabulary that a child has to grow […]admin January 15th, 2015
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Tags: AAC, autism, Language, Vocabulary, Webinar
Choice-Making Empowers Children
We asked the below question to our FB-community and we thank our fans for coming up with answers and making the discussion lively. The reason we posed this question was because it throws up a number of interesting subtleties in AAC strategy, which every parent should know. First a disclaimer that the ‘correct’ answer depends […]admin December 8th, 2014
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Tags: AAC, AAC strategies, autism, Speech, therapy
This October – Educate, Organize & Promote
“I’m a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms they’re interested in.“ –Bill Gates Being the parent of a child with special needs is challenging. Add lack of communication, it can be frustrating […]admin September 30th, 2014
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Tags: AAC, autism, International AAC Awareness, October
Contest Winner – Independence Day
Thank you all for participating in our Fourth of July – Independence Day contest. We were overwhelmed with the response! A $50 iTunes gift card is on its way to Toby & McKade, who sent in this winning entry of McKade using Avaz to tell his parents what he would like to do each day. […]admin July 24th, 2013
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Tags: 4th of july, AAC, aac advantages, autism, Avaz, communication, contest, fourth of july, independence day, Independence day contest, parent
Approaches to Better Communication
It is widely known that children with developmental or language disabilities like autism have difficulties with identifying words from their sound or spelling. They need a different way of identifying words and using them to build their language and communication skills. In an interesting conversation with an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) expert we discussed […]admin July 15th, 2013
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Tags: AAC, autism, Avaz, communication, LAMP, Language Acquisition through Motor Planning, parent, PECS, Picture Exchange Communication System, strategy
Some Common misconceptions about AAC
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is the name given to devices and apps that can help non-verbal children with cerebral, autism, mental retardation, Downs syndrome and other disabilities to communicate. While developing and demonstrating Avaz, I’ve heard parents express numerous misconceptions about AAC. A child with special needs isn’t empowered to make his or her […]admin November 14th, 2012
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Tags: AAC, aac advantages, aac misconception, aac myths, Avaz, communication
Babu loves his biryani
In the dimly lit Audiology room, 10 year old Babu emanates energy and good cheer. Accompanied by his mother, he seems excited about his Avaz communication therapy session with his teacher Ms. Radhamani. Babu has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic, yet this doesn’t stop him from having fun with the people around him. Before sitting […]admin August 1st, 2012
Posted In: Success Stories
Tags: AAC, communication, parent, strategy
Contingency Mapping to enhance positive behavior in autistic learners
Inspired by a recent post by Speech-Language and AAC specialist, Dr. Carole Zangari, we’re bringing to you the basics of contingency mapping and its merits in decreasing behavioral problems in autistic children. We think this strategy shows immense potential in creating and sustaining an environment where lesser time is spent on tending to behavioral issues, […]admin August 1st, 2012
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The importance of motivation
In using AAC devices, I’ve noticed that parents tend to envision the device as an automatic solution to their child’s communication needs. Parents anticipate that the child will take to the device right away with somewhat of a sustained interest, and express disillusion with it when he/she doesn’t use it the way they expected. Some […]admin July 25th, 2012
Posted In: Success Stories
Tags: AAC, autism, communication, motivation, parent
