A friendship story. Today when picking Ethan up from School his teacher shared with me that Ethan had shared “I like Casper” on his AAC device. This is a little
On #NonSpeakingAwareness Day & always, please don’t hold non-speaking individuals back with stereotypes, pre-conceptions & outdated thinking. Always assume competence. Non-speaking simply describes an individual who doesn’t use verbal words
My non-speaking, autistic son, “shouldn’t” have an AAC device yet. If we had waited for an NHS Speech Therapist to recommend use of an AAC device for Ethan, if we’d
At the recent Communication Matters (ISAAC UK) conference held at Leeds University I had the absolute pleasure of meeting & listening to seminars from a few AAC users. It’s always
A post I shared recently describing the wonderfully emotional moment when my non-speaking, autistic son – Ethan – said “Good morning, Mummy” on his AAC for the first time, has
From a parents perspective, get the answers to all your burning AAC FAQ’s, find out what to expect when you start your AAC journey, pick up our top tips &
It sounds ordinary, but really, it’s not that ordinary after all. 💛 Today Ethan, my non-speaking autistic son, said “Good morning, Mummy” back to me when I said “Good morning,
What a brilliant opportunity to showcase AAC to such a wide mainstream audience. 🙌 Thank you to @maxwalshreports & @itvwestcountry for such a beautiful report showcasing the power of AAC,
I’m SO proud to share that I’ve written an article for The National Autistic magazine & it’s out today! 🎉 You can find “Introducing Ethan to AAC” in the “Real
What’s my number one AAC tip? We’ve had some wonderful successes along the way of our AAC journey so far – including Ethan being able to request his wants &
Ethan said “I love you” for the first time this evening. 🩷 I was doing his bedtime & before I left I pressed “I love you” on his AAC device
I’m absolutely honoured, thrilled & to be honest still a little bit in shock to share the incredibly exciting news that I have been chosen as an AT [Assistive Technology]
![Time can change everything. 💜
Proud of my progress & wanted to share. I never thought that I could get to this point. A solo breakfast date, where I drove with Ethan in the car & we had a wonderful time. I hope this gives some hope if you, at your current time, don’t believe this would ever be possible. 🧡 Of course we had hard moments - Ethan & waiting in the queue just aren’t possible & in the stress I totally forgot to order my own breakfast - but, it didn’t spoil or totally derail our day as it would have before. We chatted via his AAC device, Ethan watched a little YouTube, we did one of his fave number puzzles & I had strategies up my sleeve to support change & transitions which I just wouldn’t have known about before. 💛
I saw that @mattzhaig shared an image recently sharing “Same tree, different seasons” & it really resonated with me. I’m still me & always have been - even during the hardest of years. But, now I’m coming out the other side - hopefully wiser, definitely older [hello grey hairs & wrinkles], with hopefully lots more breakfast dates waiting with my little boy. 🫶](https://www.spinningworldofautism.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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