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Resources

Check out the following resources to learn more about Spelling to Communicate:

Websites

International Association for Spelling as Communication (I-ASC)
United for Communication Choice

Books

Underestimated by J.B. and Jamison Handley
Ido in Autismland by Ido Kedar
The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida 

Spellers in the News

College valedictorian with nonverbal autism delivers commencement speech
Non-verbal adults with autism find their voices at Delaware County school

Research

Sensory-Motor Problems in Autism
Eye-Tracking Reveals Agency in Assisted Autistic Communication
Autism: The Micro-Movement Perspective
2 UC Berkeley Students Make History as 1st Nonspeaking Autistic Graduates
How a miracle tool enables severely autistic kids to communicate for the first time
Autistic Children at Risk of Being Underestimated

Nonspeaking Woman with Autism Denied Effective Communication Tools Until Age 18 Now an Education Advocate

Self Advocate Videos/Blogs

Gregory Tino on S2C or Spelling to Communicate
Matthew Cramer: An Autistic teen's story of learning with a letterboard
Dillan’s Voice - Apple Commercial
Underestimated: An Autism Miracle with JB and Jamie Handley

Presentations

Elizabeth Vosseller: Mind Your Motor... Lessons learned on the road to communication

Understanding Sensory Motor Differences and the Impact of Neurological “Noise” in Autism
by Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Teaching Communication Through Spelling by Dawnmarie Gaivin

Relentless Hope: The Chiou Family Story —Sam Chiou, Mindy Chiou, and Julia Chiou Knutson

Dan Bergmann on his autism, and a breakthrough lesson
Reframing "Severe" Autism, by Damon Kirsebom
Danny With Words Blog
Sarah Spells to Speak Blog
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