Independent AAC Expertise for Medico-Legal Cases

Practical recommendations grounded in classroom experience and communication development

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Specialist AAC Assessments and Support

Independent, practical and rooted in real communication

Our assessments combine classroom understanding with AAC expertise to create recommendations that work in real settings. We look beyond the device, focusing on how communication develops through teaching, play and everyday routines.

Each assessment explores communication, learning and access needs, identifying the most effective device, software and access method for the child.

Every report includes clear next steps for home and school, giving practical guidance that helps AAC become part of daily life.

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Why Choose Our Expertise

We combine classroom teaching experience with specialist AAC knowledge, grounding every assessment in real communication, play and learning.

This approach creates reports that are practical, defensible and centred on the child’s lived experience.

Our assessments are:

  • Independent and written to medico-legal standards
  • Informed by how children communicate through play, interaction and everyday routines
  • Focused on strategies that help AAC become part of real life at home and in school

By understanding how children learn best, we create recommendations that stand up in court and make a lasting difference where it matters most, in daily communication, connection and confidence.

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Expertise with Impact

Our assessments go beyond identifying the right technology. We focus on how AAC can open opportunities for communication, learning, play and independence.

Each plan is tailored to the child, their team and their environment. We look at what helps them connect, express themselves and take part at home, in school and in the wider community.

By combining educational understanding with technical skill, we turn recommendations into meaningful action that makes a lasting difference.

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Specialist teaching expertise

SEND classroom experience ensures AAC is taught, modelled and embedded through real communication, play and shared learning.
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Proven medico-legal results

Over four years of medico-legal input with reports that are practical, evidence based and stand up in court and tribunals.
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Impact that goes further

Profits are reinvested into community projects that strengthen communication opportunities for AAC users and their families.
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Elklan Training Expertise

Tom is an accredited Elklan Tutor, delivering the Supporting Children and Adults Using AAC course.

This nationally recognised training helps education and care teams build consistent, confident AAC practice through play, communication and shared learning.

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Our Process, Step by Step

A clear process you can rely on

A simple, transparent structure means professionals and families know exactly what to expect.

  1. Referral received – case details and background gathered with care and clarity

  2. Assessment – direct work with the child, using play and communication activities alongside input from family and professionals

  3. Report produced – clear, court-compliant and practical, with recommendations that support communication in real-life contexts

  4. Optional follow-up – ongoing training and support to help AAC become part of everyday routines

This process ensures every piece of input is consistent, evidence based and sustainable in daily life.

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