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AACcess Speech Pathology
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23.01.2022 Head on over to my website at AACcessSpeech.com.au for more infoHead on over to my website at AACcessSpeech.com.au for more info
17.01.2022 Thanks for all of your support to date.... this week officially marking 10 weeks in business! I am LOVING giving that extra care and attention to my clients and watching some pretty cool things happening in their lives. I still have a few spaces for more kiddies or adults.... so keep on spreading the word about AACcess Speech Pathology!
15.01.2022 A quick post about alternate access to AAC devices. I am often explaining to interested people about different aspects of what I do. One of the things people find most interesting is the different ways in which people can access their devices. If a person has difficulty with controlling the use of their hands and fingers they may need to work with their Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist to find an option to make selections that use a different part of their body.... This can be using their head, feet, mouth, arms or eyes! Its all a matter of problem solving what is going to be the best way for the individual. I have attached a lovely youtube example of a child learning to use her AAC device using eye gaze technology. Please note this method of access can be used very successfully with adults too. Those with degenerative conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) can successfully use eye gaze technology to maintain their communication with family and friends even when other parts of their body fails them. Amazingly, they can also use their devices to send and receive text messages, use the remote for the TV, and even turn the lights on and off. Isn't technology wonderful! If you're interested to see how eye gaze technology works, click on the short clip below!
14.01.2022 I got the official word a few weeks ago from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, that AACcess Speech Pathology is now an approved registered provider. So I am now able to use this symbol to describe my services!!
13.01.2022 Have you ever wondered why children and adults with special needs benefit from the use of visuals? Kids and adults of ANY age use visuals to help their understanding! This is a great clip that explains it in easy language - and you got it - using visuals!!!
11.01.2022 Every person in this world deserves to have their voice heard. I hope I can contribute in some way to make that happen. Every person in this world deserves to have their voice heard. I hope I can contribute in some way to make that happen.
11.01.2022 I got the official word a few weeks ago from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, that AACcess Speech Pathology is now an approved registered provider. So I am now able to use this symbol to describe my services!!
07.01.2022 Attention to the families and carers of people using Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)! Families of my AAC users probably get a bit tired of my constant harping on about modelling, modelling, MODELLING! This isn't a new concept - the more someone observes a behaviour, the more likely they are to use that themselves. Its something every parent knows - children learn by what you DO not what SAY. So how does this relate to learning to use an AAC system? Modelling... (otherwise referred to as Aided Language Stimulation) is the process of modelling AAC language in everyday settings. The communication partner talks to the person while also pointing/ selecting keywords on the person's AAC system. Frequently people comment and say 'I don't think X gets it'. I will follow up with, how often do YOU use it, how often does people around X use it? Learning a new language is something that takes time and practice, and that's just what learning an AAC system is all about. The AAC user will learn from seeing others use the device to communicate, just like a child learns verbal communication - by people constantly using verbal language around them. I was reminded by this on a trip to Victor Harbour recently. I was dealing with the chaotic noise all my children make on a picnic, and observed the family of 6 next to us were unusually silent. Looking over, I saw that they were indeed communicating vigorously to each other - in sign language. The smallest child would have been no older than 2 and signing her heart away to her older siblings and parents who were all signing back. One of my children asked 'but how can they learn sign language when they are so little?'. I explained that the children had learnt sign language just like any other child would learn verbal language - through being completely immersed in that mode of communication. This clip demonstrates very simply why modelling is important, and how it can unlock YOUR loved ones communication potential. Enjoy :)
