Novel Word Learning & Language Acquisition
How does the human mind learn a new word? It is a truly fascinating and complex process. Understanding this process…
AAC ( Communication) Strategies
Language Acquisition : Gestalt Processing
It is very important to understand a learner’s language acquisition style before designing an intervention plan for them. In this…
Developing Communication Autonomy – A Guide
Avaz’s resident SLP, Niveditha, brings you a step by step guide on developing communication autonomy. This is Part II of…
Autonomous Communication & AAC
Avaz’s resident SLP, Niveditha, take a deep dive into the subject of autonomous communication and how it builds self determination.…
AAC Mistakes to Avoid
We want the best for our children or clients. But despite the best of intentions, we may slip up from…
Talking the Talk with AAC
You have your preferred AAC system at hand. You are convinced that you should use this to communicate all the…
Making it Work: AAC for the Minimally Verbal
Why should a minimally verbal individual use AAC when they have speech? Individuals with developmental disabilities such as autism and…
Making it Work: Presuming competence in AAC
Presuming competence is an AAC mantra we all have heard of. In this blog, I want to talk about how…
Customisation in AAC: Making it Just Right for the Communicator
We want communicators to light up on seeing their AAC devices. We want them to be drawn to their device…
Understanding Stimming in AAC Learners
Stimming or self-stimulatory behaviour is any repetitive body movement with or without objects. Everyone stims! When just before an interview…