Connecting & Communicating with Young Learners with Autism Through AAC – Part 1 (live registration)

Presenter: Tanna Neufeld, Speech-Language Pathologist

Relevant Financial Relationship: Tanna receives consulting fees as a private consultant for Summit AAC & Autism Support. She also receives honorariums for speaking engagements at conferences and on several online teaching platforms. Tanna is the founding director at AACcessible & The AAC Academy, where she receives a commission for the sale of courses and resources she has authored.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Tanna is a member of ASHA and ASHA SIG12, the founding director of AACcessible and the AAC Academy, and is a practicing early interventionist who uses AbleNet devices with her clients. Tanna is also affiliated with the DIR/Floortime Model through training and doctoral coursework at Fielding Graduate University. She is a member of ISAAC, USAAC, RESNA, and ZERO TO THREE.

Presenter Biography: I am a speech-language pathologist with over 15 years of experience supporting children and young adults with complex learning needs. In my work as an early interventionist, AAC consultant, and coach, I provide online tutoring to children and young adults learning to connect and communicate and offer coaching to families and teams supporting complex communicators across their daily lives. As the founding director at AACcessible - a nonprofit organization driven to improve global access to AAC through education, advocacy, awareness, and action- I lead a board of volunteers and contributors with a similar heart to serve the AAC and special needs communities. At AACcessible, we are building a robust “village” and resource library of free and low-cost training, digital tools, and support services for those touched by communication challenges and other barriers to living and learning.

Learner Outcomes

• Learners will define and discuss the “connection concepts” of regulation, relatedness, and engagement.
• Learners will identify at least two ways in which each of the connection concepts explored in this session impacts language and AAC learning.
• Learners will identify two ways to enhance their understanding of a learner’s regulation and engagement needs.

Agenda

• Introduction (5 minutes)
• Framework Overview (10 minutes)
• “Connection Concepts” & “AAC Snapshots” (40 minutes)
• Q&A (5 minutes)

Cost: Free

Audience: Assistants, Students, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years), Related Professionals

Topic Area: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders

ASHA CEU Requirements: Must complete the post webinar assessment with 80% accuracy. Unlimited attempts are allowed. Partial credit is not available. The Assessment must be completed within one week of the end of the session.