Anxiety & Autism: Anxiety Among AAC Users
Anxiety is a common mental health issue among autistics. For an autistic child or an adult, learning to use an…
AAC Learning
How Does AAC Support Autistic Individuals?
Can AAC support autistic individuals? This blog explores how AAC is beneficial for people anywhere on the neurodiverse spectrum. We…
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…
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…
Screen Time for Children and AAC
As parents & caregivers, we are rightfully concerned about the amount of time our children spend with their screens. But…
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…
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…