This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Local Voices

April is Autism Awareness Month

Autism can affect thinking, feeling, communication, and speech. Many young children with autism have complex communication needs, but do not develop functional speech. An alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) can allow them to communicate independently, such as Gateway to Language & Learning.

 Gateway to Language and Learning© is a developmentally-based series of core word page sets designed for nonspeaking or severely speech-impaired children and adults who communicate through the use of a augmentative and alternative communication devices (AAC).  

http://www.gatewaytolanguageandlearning.com./

Find out what's happening in Middletownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?