We're able to capture them at that early stage and to provide them with a way to develop language as typically developing kids do. They're actually learning words faster than we would see with typical kids.
"Janice Light", holds the Hintz Family Endowed Chair in Children’s Communicative Competence in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Pennsylvania State University. As a Distinguished Professor, she teaches graduate courses and seminars in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and has developed an internationally recognized research program in AAC.
More Janice Light on Wikipedia.Kids learn and communicate through speech by trying out new words and forming sentences. If they can't do that due to problems such as autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy, then it is going to be difficult to learn how to read and write, make friends, and communicate their needs.
These kids now have the opportunity to communicate, to learn language, and to learn the kinds of concepts that other children are learning.
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