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...

by Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  It’s Autism Acceptance month, and I almost forgot about it. I also realized that 2026 is an anniversary of sorts for me. Ten years ago, I received my first PRC-Saltillo device: an Accent 1000 with LAMP Words for Life. I thought it would be nice to reflect on my AAC jou...

_ By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC blogger_ Today I want to talk about my older brother. His name is Cameron, and he is 24! Seven years older than me! My mom worried about how we would get along because of the age difference. We got along as if there wasn’t any age difference at all. In fact I can remember one time when my ...

by Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador and Blogger AAC, of course, gives nonverbal individuals the ability to speak and advocate for themselves. I have come to understand the magnitude of this fact increasingly as I serve as my own advocate for my medical care and other affairs during my adulthood. Some people stereoty...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC Blogger Sometimes life can be unfair. Life can throw you face down in front of that finish line you are running towards. Life can definitely be unpredictable. And many times things do not work out as planned. It was Independence Day 2017! My family had a plan to go to a church picnic followed by an ...