AAC for Nonverbal Autism: How it supports communication
One of the deficits of autism is difficulty in communication. 40% of children on the spectrum are non-verbal, even though they have average or above average intelligence. All children and adults who are non-verbal, which means unable to communicate verbally can use AAC as alternate method of communication. Even if your child is verbal, but you and others around them have difficulty in understanding them or they cannot communicate verbally effectively they can use AAC to communicate. What is AAC? AAC stands for alternative and augmentative communication. Our son started using AAC almost a decade ago. This has effectively helped him communicate thereby reducing his anxiety and frustration. I will be sharing some tips and strategies. you can use to help your child use AAC at at home. The first thing we need to remember it’s a new language for your child so we can’t just give our child their device and expect them to instinctively know how to use it. We have to teach...