By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger One of the hard things about the pandemic is that it has disrupted many of the traditions that we’ve developed in our lives. We all have events that we look forward to going to each year, and return from with some happy memories that we can think back upon. For my boyfriend and me,...

By Mike Hipple, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  April is here, time for me to write my yearly autism awareness blog. Yes, I am still using the word awareness vs acceptance, because the group of people who have autism spectrum disorder that I support still need awareness in the public. If you are reading this blog, I guess ...

By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger When I was younger, people did not understand me. I got my first AAC device at 5 years old.  This helped me finally communicate with other people.  When using AAC, choosing the right communication device is important.  My first device that I had was not a good fit...

By Matt Huggins, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  During the pandemic I had severe depression because I couldn't go anywhere and I couldn't see my friends.  I was lock out of my facebook account due to my switching email account.  My nurse Donna helped me to unlock my Facebook account.  I started to reconnect w...

By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I’m assuming that many people who read this blog are familiar with the LAMP method. In case you are not familiar with it, it is a therapeutic approach for teaching language. LAMP Words for Life is a language system designed to follow this approach. The LAMP method has 5 compone...

By Lyle Bahe, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  Lyle discusses his feelings with his SLP to submit his blog for Mental Health Month. SLP: What does mental health mean to you Lyle: I don't know SLP: Do you feel like you experience anxiety, depression, anger towards anyone or anything?  Lyle: Yes, I don’t know...