If you are making fresh tracks on your AAC journey, you may have a lot of questions. You may have heard a lot of different things from people you know or from doing some Google searching. Unfortunately, there are lots of misconceptions about AAC out there. Many misconceptions are based on real fears. We hope that this infographic might replace some of those fears with research-backed facts.
Fears
Fear: AAC prevents verbal speech from developing.
Fact: AAC can support verbal speech development.
Fear: Preschoolers and toddlers are too young for AAC.
Fact: AAC is proven to be effective for children as young as 12 months.
Fear: Some children are too impaired to use AAC.
Fact: Anyone can benefit from AAC.
Fear: If a child can speak a little, they don’t need AAC.
Fact: AAC will improve communication and possibly improve verbal communication.
Related Resources
Interested in more details? Check out these wonderful resources:
- AAC will Negatively Impact Speech Myth from Tobii Dynavox
- Too Young for AAC Myth from Tobii Dynavox
- Too Cognitively Impaired Myth from Tobii Dynavox
- No AAC if Some Speech Myth from Tobii Dynavox
- No AAC if Communicating Basic Needs Myth from Tobii Dynavox
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