Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day is on June 18th. Every year, it is observed around the world to raise awareness of Autism.…
Autism
Beyond Functional Communication
Communication is a complex phenomenon. It serves certain functions in our everyday life. That said, we also communicate to share…
Phonological Awareness & AAC
Literacy is significantly about reading, writing and social interaction. Thanks to research, we now know that a lot more goes…
Floortime Therapy: Important Concepts and Benefits
In a previous blog we discussed the basics of Floortime Therapy. In this article we go deeper to answer some…
My Voice
Avaz Megaphone is a platform for neurodivergent individuals to express themselves through the written word. In today’s blog let us…
Echolalia: Outside the Spectrum
Many early child language researchers are acknowledging the role of echolalia as an important milestone in the process of language…
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…
Fidgeting: A World of Benefits
What is fidgeting? Is it harmful or is it beneficial? Learn all that and more in this blog! To Fidget.…
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…