​​Welcome Sara, an SLP and AAC consultant. She discusses her journey, the importance surrounding parent involvement, and finding natural ways to incorporate AAC into daily routines, offering tips for working with families and creating effective plans.

Today we talk about:

(.33) Sara's journey

(5:58) Tips for learning

(11:40) Early intervention in AAC

(17:15) Use of daily routines

(21:26) Parent coaching barriers & how to resolve

(25:27) Navigating parent “buy in”

(34:33) Implementation tips for at-home use

(38:50) Connect with Sara

(40:00) AACtionable step

Connect with Sara: @aacandslp

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Today, we welcome Abbye, mom to an AAC user. She shares her journey of ups and downs from diagnosis to where they are today. We talk a lot about multi-modal communication and support for families starting their journey. Tune in for a realistic and inspiring story!

Episode run down:

(1:00) Her AAC journey

(9:40) AAC mindset blocks

(13:36) Peace & acceptance

(15:54) Learning “a new language”

(18:09) Rewarding aspects of AAC

((22:23) Multi-modal communication

(24:29) Tips for parents

(25:40) Tips for SLPs

(26:35) Grief & the world’s perspective

(31:33) Connect with Abbye

(32:00) AACtionable step

Connect with Abbye:

- Instagram – @theapraxiawarrior

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In this episode, Stefanie shares about her AAC journey and the foundation of a non-profit organization providing AAC devices to kids in need. Tune in to hear how this organization is making a significant impact in the world of AAC!

Today we talk about:

(1:09) AAC journey

(3:38) What is “Lilly’s Voice”?

(7:37) Device Count

(10:03) Application process

(13:21) Receiving device & continued support

(23:27) How to support

(26:16) More device info

(30:18) Tips for AAC

(30:56) Connecting with Lilly’s Voice

(32:31) This week’s AACtionable step

Connect with Stefanie

Instagram – @lillysvoice and @afriendforlillybug

Facebook – Lilly's Voice

Website – www.lillysvoice.org

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A huge welcome for joining me on the Take AACtion Podcast! I am so excited you are here and ready to learn more about AAC.

I’m Lauren Greenlief, a certified speech-language pathologist with nearly a decade of experience in AAC. Join us weekly as we dive into all things AAC, featuring interviews with communication partners who successfully integrate AAC into their daily lives. Each episode will aim to provide actionable steps to enhance your AAC journey. In this episode, we talk about the drive behind starting the podcast, a little bit more about me, and my hope for you after listening.

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