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    augmentative communication
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    giving you the tools to "get there"
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    associated issues and disabilities
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    alternative and complementary therapies
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    just for kids - homework helpers, games, books and more
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    about teen-agers' issues
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    extensive links to further information
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    speech, language, disability, and education news
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    language and learning products

    • Who Said That?
    Books for Young Children:
    Working on and playing with speech and language

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    Diagnosis Destinations

    aphasia

    apraxia or dyspraxia

    articulation disorders

    dysarthria

    late talking

     pervasive developmental disorder

     phonological disorder

     semantic pragmatic language disorder

     specific language impairment

     stuttering

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    Augmentative Communication Links

    AAC Devices: Objective descriptions

    AAC Glossary

    AAC Terminology

    Best Friends: Therapy Dogs helping Aphasic Adults - you have to check out this site. Julianne Labreche, MA, S-LP (C) and her dog, Paugan, work "with adult patients with mild, moderate and
    severe aphasias and apraxias, various dysarthrias and men and women with cognitive communication impairments. He has also been useful in counselling both spouses and children of stroke survivors."

    Sample IEP for Child and Partner Goals

    Organizations:

    Assistive Technology Industry Association

    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK)

    Closing the Gap - Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation

    Communication Aid Manufacturers Association (CAMA)

    International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Low Cost, Free or Loaner programs for AACs

    The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement

    Canadian Resource Speaking Differently, An Organization for Persons with Disabilities who Communicate in Different Ways

    Products:

    AbleNet
    Products include the TalkTrac Wearable Communicator

    Attainment Company
    Products include GoTalk and Pocket GoTalk

    Dynavox
    Products include the DynaMyte

    IntelliTools
    Products include IntelliTalk and IntelliPics

    Mayer-Johnson, Inc.
    Products include Boardmaker

    Prentke-Romich Company
    Products include AlphaTalker


    Language Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops
    Help for Late Talking and Language Delay


    Ask questions & find answers at Speechville's message board!


    Featured Products:

     

     

    The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children With Special Needs, a Guide for Parents and Teachers
    Sue Schwartz, Ph.D.

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    Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know
    (2nd Ed.)
    Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi
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    The Late Talker

    The Late Talker,
    a book about children's
    speech difficulties,
    co-written by Speechville Co-Founder, Lisa Geng

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    Highlights Catalog 

    Speechville Express is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering information about language development in children, helping those who care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.

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