Helping Your Child Communicate
AAC is about communication, not about getting a child to perform. These guides focus on modelling, recognising every form of communication, giving your child time and keeping interactions low pressure.
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How to Start Using VOIS
Learn the simple modelling approach: say it, tap it, and do it.
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My Child Isn’t Using VOIS Yet
Why patience, exposure and modelling matter when VOIS is still new.
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Keep Home and Therapy Connected
Keep important words, categories and communication goals aligned across home and therapy.
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What Counts as Communication?
Speech is only one way to communicate. Learn what else to notice and respond to.
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Give Your Child Time
Slow the interaction down and allow extra processing and response time.
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Keep Communication Low Pressure
Model more than you ask and avoid making communication feel like a test.
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Celebrate Communication Milestones
Notice progress in speech, gestures, sounds, signs, pointing and VOIS.
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