COMMUNICATION THROUGH SPELLING
Over 86% of those with autism and related disorders may have severe motor impairment. There is argument in the medical literature about just how much overlap there is between those with autism and those with developmental coordination disorders, which the United States' CDC defines as: "Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. These conditions begin during the developmental period, may impact day-to-day functioning, and usually last throughout a person’s lifetime."
Those diagnosed with autism are, by definition, thought to have language and social impairment, but how much of those are the result of motor impairment is unknown. Certainly, many on the autism spectrum struggle with communication as they are unable, from a motor point-of-view, to engage in spoken language, pointing, typing, writing and so forth.
Communication through spelling is a systematic approach which teaches your non-speaker to point to letters to communicate. Many individuals thought to be socially impaired, without language, and cognitively disabled have now been able to show that they are none of these: they simply had no way of telling anyone.
Remember: all communication requires motor skills! If you do not have control over the volitional muscles of your body, you have no way to communicate!
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Those diagnosed with autism are, by definition, thought to have language and social impairment, but how much of those are the result of motor impairment is unknown. Certainly, many on the autism spectrum struggle with communication as they are unable, from a motor point-of-view, to engage in spoken language, pointing, typing, writing and so forth.
Communication through spelling is a systematic approach which teaches your non-speaker to point to letters to communicate. Many individuals thought to be socially impaired, without language, and cognitively disabled have now been able to show that they are none of these: they simply had no way of telling anyone.
Remember: all communication requires motor skills! If you do not have control over the volitional muscles of your body, you have no way to communicate!
Contact us for a consultation!