This section of the website includes articles on speech therapy, swallowing skills, and augmentative communication.

General

• A Family in Speech Therapy
• A Shared Vision: Partnering with Therapists
• ABA Therapy for Kids with Complex Needs
• Scam or Real? 5 Steps to Evaluating Therapies and Therapeutic Remedies

Communication and Speech Therapy

• A Family in Speech Therapy
• Why You’ll Never Beat Me at 20 Questions
• A Letter to my Daughter on Finding Your Voice
• Making Choices: Beginning the Augmentative Communication Process
• The “Ah-ha” Communication Moment
• How Do You Know Your Child Understands?
• The Path to Communication
• Communication with Hearing Loss
• The Gift of Speech
• Communicating
• Mary’s DynaVox
• Our Kick Start to Communication: Connecting In and Out of the Classroom
• Using a Picture Schedule Board to Reduce Frustration
• Envision Painless Dental Visits: Using Assistive Technology in Healthcare Settings
• Accessing Augmentative Communication for Children with Severe Physical or Multiple Disabilities

Feeding and Swallowing

• The Decision to Stop Feeding Therapy Was the Best Therapy
• Feeding Clinics and Tube Weaning: The Approach Matters
• Just One Bite! Overcoming Oral Aversions

These articles from the archives have not yet been transferred from our old website. They will open in a new window.

• The Importance of Introducing Tastes
• How to Evaluate and Choose Therapies
• Introducing Switches and Augmentative Communication Devices to Very Young Children
• Outside Voice, Please!
• Adapting Your World for Play
• Communication Aids that Help Answer “What Did You Do at School Today?”
• Pancakes and Lemonade
• How to Get a Communication Device for Your Child
• Using Technology to Alleviate Boredom—Educationally!
• Helping Our Kids Communicate Their Health Care Needs
• If Only He Could Talk! Communication Strategies for Children with Visual Impairments
• The New Era of Communication: Part 1: Introducing the iPad
• The New Era of Communication: Part 2: iPad Apps