How to Communicate with Nonverbal Adults: 7 Best Inclusion Practices for Creating Connection Picture this: The room is filled with people, but it feels strangely quiet. Your loved one sits there, their face tense, their hands fidgeting. You watch as their eyes dart...
The Case Against Silence: How Apps for Nonverbal Communication Put You Back in Control Ever feel like everyone else is having a conversation you’re not a part of? If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of adults who have lost their ability to speak for one reason...
From Homemade Switches to High-Tech App: Celebrating the 10-Year Anniversary of APP2Speak! This month marks a significant milestone for me and everyone involved in the development of APP2Speak: our app’s 10-year anniversary! Reflecting on our journey, it feels...
7 Easy Ways to Enhance Communication with Your Loved One with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Feeling frustrated and lost when trying to communicate with your loved one who has early-stage Alzheimer’s? You’re not alone. If you’re like many others in this...
A Long and Winding Road: My 41-year Career as a Speech Language Pathologist The Role of the Speech Language Pathologist May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month (formerly called Better Hearing and Speech Month). Each year at this time, I get a little reflective...
From Autism Awareness to Autism Acceptance: Giving a Voice to People with Autism Almost 50 years ago, the Autism Society in the U.S. launched its first autism awareness campaign. This evolved into Autism Awareness Month, which has taken place each April for decades...
