If you are just hearing about “AAC” and someone working with your child is recommending it to you, you may be somewhat skeptical. That’s super common! There are a lot of partial, or half-truths out there. There is also a lot of misinformation out there. And a lot of times, those perceptions are really powerful because they speak to our fears. We hope that this little infographic can assure you that implementing AAC will be positive for your child!

Interested in more details? Check out these awesome resources:

AAC Myths Revealed: Introduction and use of AAC will keep an individual from using or developing his or her natural speech
AAC Myths Revealed: If an individual has some (or even a little) speech, AAC is not needed
AAC Myths Revealed: An individual can be too cognitively impaired to benefit from AAC
AAC Myths Revealed: It is necessary for AAC users to us low-technology AAC tool or techniques before using a speech generating device
AAC Myths Revealed: AAC will fix all communication difficulties