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
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
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Tags: AAC, communication, parent, strategy
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
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Tags: AAC, autism, communication, motivation, parent
