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Straight answers about AAC
Plain-language articles for families of nonspeaking children — if you searched "nonverbal," you're in the right place. The questions parents actually ask, answered plainly, with the research to back every claim. No sales pages: each article is meant to be useful whether or not you ever use anything we make.
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Does AAC Delay Speech? What the Research Actually Shows
No. In every rigorous study on the question, speech stayed the same or grew after AAC — not one child spoke less.
Starting out
New to AAC — what it is, whether to start, and how.
What Is AAC? A Plain-Language Guide for Families
Every way to communicate beyond speech counts as AAC — and no child has to earn the right to use one.
Is My Child Ready for AAC? Why “Readiness” Is the Wrong Question
There is no readiness test. The field's formal position: no skill, age, or score is a prerequisite for a voice.
Is It Too Late to Start AAC? What the Evidence Says for Older Children and Teens
No. Clinical policy rejects age as a criterion by name — later than anyone would have chosen is still worth starting.
Getting Started With AAC at Home: A Calm First Week
Week one is three jobs: put the words where life happens, model a little, and expect nothing on a deadline.
Everyday technique
The methods that make AAC take root at home.
How to Model AAC With Your Child (Without Turning It Into Homework)
Tap a word or two on their device while you talk. No demands, long pauses — it's the best-supported thing a family can do.
Core Words and Fringe Words: Why AAC Boards Look the Way They Do
A few hundred flexible words do roughly 80% of everyday talking — that's why the board leads with go, more, and not, instead of juice.
My Child Only Uses AAC to Request Things. Is That All It Will Be?
No — requesting is the on-ramp, not the ceiling. Model the other jobs of communication, and chat grows.
Hand-Over-Hand, Prompting, and AAC: How to Help Without Taking Over
Don't move their hand. A message your hand produced isn't their message — model, wait, and use the lightest prompt that works.
Troubleshooting
When it isn't going the way you hoped.
Why Won't My Child Use Their AAC Device? Six Fixable Causes
Look around the child, not at them. The six most common causes are environmental — and every one of them is fixable.
Can AAC Help With Meltdowns? What Behavior Has to Do With Communication
Often, yes — much of what gets called 'challenging behavior' is communication out of options, and a working voice reduces it.
School & rights
The IEP, the law, and what your child is owed.