By Tracy Custer M.Ed, SLP As we plunge into the beginning of school and get aquainted with our students and their AAC systems it is important that we all quickly get on the “same page” so that families, teachers, and SLPs are working toward common goals. Some helpful tips in getting everyone on the same page incl...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger & college student “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life, and I’m feeling good’’ -Nina Simone.  This describes my feelings as the state of Missouri begins to reopen.   I long for my original life. Each year is l...

By Indrani Solomon I always tend to ask questions at meetings to connect better with people around me, doing the thinking together as we find ladders and chutes in the process. While some call this brainstorming, I call it fine tuning or simply, connecting the dots. So let me start with my first question -• What does...

By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger We all know that AAC needs more awesomeness! My goal is to leave a legacy for AAC! If you have an opportunity to bring awareness, do not pass it up. What I do is talk about AAC mostly. I talk about what AAC is, what devices I had, and of course my experience. Since cases of COVID are g...

By: Cat Vrana, PRC-Saltillo Blogger “Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in life forms. If we cannot learn to actually enjoy those small differences, to take a po...

By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger It seems that autism awareness month is upon us again. I guess I’m being my usual sour contrarian self, because I can’t help but feel a little skeptical and cynical about the whole thing. It seems like a month-long high school pep rally, but I wonder, what exactly gets ac...