By Brandi Wentland, CCC-SLP I recently took a part time position at Lauren's Institute for Education (LIFE) to supervise an SLPA who is doing a lot of work with AAC. He has also been responsible for helping to facilitate more AAC usage and support in classrooms. After the Demystifying AAC workshop I hosted at the beginning...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I really like the song by Mandisa called Overcomer.  It talks about how we can overcome things when they seem impossible.  And every time it's on the radio, I boldly sing it in my loudest voice.  It is an awesome song. Labor Day weekend 2 years ago, my dad and I took ...

Punam Desormes, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Professional at the University of Central Florida and Apple Patch Therapy, Inc. The autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classroom - It is a wonder! Full of challenging behaviors and language deficits, BUT also full of excitement, multi-moda...

By Martin Emmanual (12 years old), PRC-Saltillo Blogger I go to amusement park.  I go on swing. .  I go fast.     I go on ride and I go up and down.  I go down fast.  I go on red ride and I go fast.  I feel happy.  

“Communication is key in expressing knowledge and intelligence.” It is truly amazing to see how people transform over time.  Typically, a person is not the same person as they were ten years prior, especially when they have gone through puberty.  The teenage and young adult years are a time of menta...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger The doctor gave me the okay to go home from the hospital earlier than planned.  My parents were very excited.  Even though everyone assured me that I was strong enough to go home, I wasn't sure.  Scary thoughts flooded my mind.  What if I fall or hurt myself again...