I think the key to success with an AAC session is the same as any speech session… 1. Balance demands. With AAC there might be times I’m modeling more and times when I’m waiting more to see what the child is going to do. I often see AAC users shut down when demands are consistently high. 2. Keep it relevant. The only reason we did Brown Bear was because I was dressed up that day as Brown Bear. He noticed and thought it was so funny, which led us down the path of grabbing the book. 3. Along those

We know it can be frustrating when we don't see progress. But every AAC user is different and some might take more time than others to start making sentences with their AAC device - That's fine! The AAC journey is filled with challenges and the key to keep going is to know that the AAC user will get there. Replace CAN'T by NOT YET. Here are some tips to learn how to build words into sentences. [An animated post: "Learning to build words into sentences on AAC takes time. You can help add one word

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