29 January 2026Over the past few months, I have been developing my understanding of Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP). In November,…
20 January 2026Over the past few weeks, I have been spending a lot of time talking about values. Through a social enterprise…
8 January 2026This is a question that comes up for parents who are beginning to explore high-tech AAC. Sometimes it is framed…
16 December 2025Northallerton Mencap | January to March From January, AAC and Me will be running a new AAC and Assistive Technology…
2 December 2025Last week I was asked to adapt a remote-control toy so that a child could operate it using eye gaze.…
7 October 2025Music has been one of my most reliable teaching tools. It cuts through noise, gathers attention, and gives us a…
2 October 2025October is AAC Awareness Month, and I want to share a simple but powerful idea: play with AAC. In the…
23 September 2025One of the most powerful things about sensory stories is how they can make communication meaningful for every pupil, regardless…
3 September 2025Strategies are important, but practice makes them real. This summer has been a balancing act. For one of our twins,…
20 August 2025How play-based language modelling supports early communication When supporting early AAC users, it can be tempting to focus on questions…
