Starting out
- What is AAC?What AAC means, the different kinds, who uses it, and why speed and voice matter.
- Choosing an AAC appWhat to check when choosing an AAC app: word layout, voice, access, offline use, privacy and trials.
- Talking with someone who uses AACTen practical tips for family, friends and carers: waiting, asking, and not finishing sentences.
For parents
- Does AAC delay speech?Findings from studies of AAC and children's speech, from toddlers to teens.
- How to start AACSetting up AAC and using it with your child in the first few weeks.
- AAC modelingHow to use your child's AAC device while you talk to them, with everyday examples.
- Paying for AACWhat Medicare, Medicaid, schools and the NHS cover, and where apps fit in.
- AAC at school and the IEPWhat US law says about AAC in the IEP, what to ask for, and how to help teachers.
- Core wordsCommon AAC words, where they go on the board, and how to combine them.
Keeping your voice
- Ways to keep your voiceVoice banking, message banking and voice cloning compared, what each needs, and when to start.
- What to record for message bankingSuggestions for messages to record in your own voice, and how to record them.
The research
- What the research saysThe key studies on AAC and speech, starting early, modeling, ALS, stroke and voices, in plain language.