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
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
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