By Grant Ahner GMan My name is Grant. I live in New Baden, Illinois. I am 16 years old. I am a sophomore at Mascoutah High School. I use a Vantage Lite with head tracking. I have a go-cart. It pulls a trailer. It does doughnuts. It goes fast. It goes in the mud. I have a crazy dog. His name is Elmer. I have a turtle....

By Karim Tawfik, PRC Blogger Hi my name is Karim and I’m 16 years old. I want to work at Apple. I know that I’m young but there is a 9 and 13 year old that did it. I want to work for them because I like the system and Steve Jobs inspired me because he was working in his basement and he invented Apple. When ...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Life without a way to communicate is very difficult. Communication devices are such a blessing and have opened the world for so many, including myself. My first device was the Vanguard II. In the beginning I did not use it to communicate, but only to write stories. One day I discover...

By Sandy Baldwin, M.S., CCC-SLP, Regional Consultant for PRC I’ll never forget the day I scheduled an appointment in the park to meet the family of a handsome, energetic 6-year-old boy. This special young fella, whose diagnosis was autism, used no verbal speech, but there was an obvious connection between Elisha and...

By Krista Howard, PRC Ambassador It is Krista Howard again. I am an AAC user. I am an ASU student. I am a 29 year old single mom to a amazing son named Michael. This blog is going to discuss how to make friends and keep them while using an AAC device. I feel that close friendships are key to have extra support in life. ...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Both my brother and I were homeschooled; however, when I was nine years old I did go to public school for a year.  I had an assigned helper that helped me with things such as carrying my books or writing things down. Going to school was a bit overwhelming.  A new place fil...