Every age, every setting
First steps, school, adolescence, adult life and specialist settings.
- 1 My child isn’t talking: where to start
Your child isn’t talking at 2, 3 or 4: warning signs, who to see (GP, health visitor, speech and language therapist) and what to do this week.
8 min - 2 AAC at school: support plans, teaching assistants, adapted materials Pro
Getting AAC written into the support plan, obtaining adapted equipment, training the teaching assistant, preparing lesson words and encouraging exchanges with classmates.
5 min - 3 AAC in adolescence and adulthood: towards independence
Adapting AAC for a teenager or an adult: vocabulary for their age, a transaction page for shopping, outings, work and adult life.
5 min - 4 Talking about the body, pain and consent with AAC
Body words, pain in three questions, phrases for saying no and reporting abuse: the health and safety words to give in AAC.
6 min - 5 Setting up AAC as a team: assess, try, keep it going Pro
Assessing for AAC with the Participation Model, choosing the first system, sharing out roles, naming an AAC lead and getting transitions right.
8 min - 6 AAC in specialist settings: what a setting-wide plan should cover Pro
What a setting-wide AAC plan should cover: assessing communication needs, the right to communicate in the setting’s documents, tools available all day, team training and a 6-step method to get started.
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