Echolalia: Outside the Spectrum
Many early child language researchers are acknowledging the role of echolalia as an important milestone in the process of language…
Language Skills
SCERTS: A Framework for Social Communication
What is SCERTS? SCERTS is a research based framework that serves as a guide to building competence in social communication…
Gestalt Language Processing & Spontaneous Communication
We have previously explored gestalt language processing as a means of language acquisition on the Avaz Blog. In this blog…
Focused Stimulation: Building New Vocabulary
When we are looking for strategies to help children learn new vocabulary, one strategy that can be considered is the…
Empowering Autistic Individuals with Technology
How can we empower autistic children and adults to live independently? And how can technology facilitate this? Learn some simple…
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…
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…
When AAC Learners Ask Questions
Do you think children enjoy answering questions or asking them? More often than not, it is the latter, right? This…
Encouraging Communicators to Build Longer Sentences
Often when communicators are using only single words, there is a certain amount of frustration involved at the inability to…