Resources

Resources for AAC, Speech and Language in Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.

Community Supports

- ASHA Developmental Norms
- NIH Developmental Norms
- Reading at home and making the book engaging. You don’t have to read every single word - make comments, noises, etc.
- Engage in play and use 1-2 word phrases (e.g., up/down, go/stop,).
- Narrate your everyday routines.
- Complete a cooking task together and sequence steps, problem solve, use AAC core words.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!
- Literacy and GLP Article
- Improving engagement in reading with GLPS:
  - Increase your intonation/emotion
  - Find books with mitigatable gestalts
  - Use books that have songs or can be turned into songs
  - Add in your own models
  - Get creative and make your own books with real life pictures!
- Changes in play and stages of GLPS
- Natural Language Acquisition Protocol to support GLPs Article
- Understanding GLPs and Autism
- Book Recommendations
  - Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum by Marge Blanc
  - Natural Language Acquisition Guide
- Making Sense of Echolalia Video