I do not have a physical space to provide services. Research strongly supports providing instruction in a person's own natural environment. This aids in generalization of skills and helps demonstrate the purpose.

You can set up services in your home, or a community setting that is meaningful to you.

ND stands for Neurodiversity; the idea that people experience, interact, and connect with the world in a multitude of ways. Care that is affirming rejects the current popular medical, deficit-based model and instead sees these differences as positive attributes to be utilized rather than diminished.

There are a variety of ways to structure home-based services. A therapy session may be based around a typical daily routine (eating/cooking, getting ready for the day, completing chores, etc.) Or therapy may be during an activity or play using materials in the home that are already of interest.

In a coaching model, caregivers are taught how to provide support and learning opportunities to their child or loved one. I would provide modeling, coaching, and feedback to help you "be the SLP". As with any therapy, the benefits aren't often felt unless the strategies are practiced daily.

This is especially important with AAC because like all languages, the best way to learn is to be surrounded by it. I will teach you to be "fluent in AAC", and I promise, you do not need to be tech saavy to be successful.

In psychology, there is a theory called "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" which is the idea that every person has a set of needs. The bottom of the hierarchy (often shown as a pyramid), includes the most basic like safety, food, love and belonging. If those are not met, it is very difficult to fulfill higher level needs, such as a esteem, thinking and learning, and self-actualization (reaching ones full potential).

At Language Ladder AAC, we will focus on building supports and strategies to help you or your loved one climb the pyramid.