If your child is struggling to speak, you may wonder what you can do to help ease frustration and promote more successful communication interactions. Many children develop creative ways to help others understand their attempts to communicate, such as pointing, using gestures, and acting things out to add clarity to their message. All of these forms of communication that lay outside of spoken words are part of a system called Augmentative and Alternative Communication or AAC.
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If you’re worried that teaching your child how to use an AAC device to communicate will hinder or prevent speech development, you need to read this. We can help you understand the benefits of AAC and how it fits into your family’s life. This journey starts with a mindset shift.
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