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The Center for AAC and Autism - UK

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:21:52 +0000

AACandAutism.co.uk offers Education, Training, Research, and Community for Speech Therapists, Educators, and Families. The Center for AAC & Autism, which was founded in the USA in 2009, is pleased to announce the launch of a UK office dedicated to helping children with autism learn to communicate through the power of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) communication aids.

"More than half of the thousands of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) every year are unable to communicate verbally," explains the UK Center's Director, Sara Honey SLT, who has worked extensively with children with autism during more than 9 years as a speech therapist. "Our own experience and published research shows that AAC offers many of these children a viable method of independently and spontaneously expressing themselves.

"Focusing attention on the promise of AAC for nonverbal communicators is a key mission of the Center. "A voice output AAC communication aid gives a nonverbal child a way to communicate, which can increase social engagement, decrease frustration and improve behaviour, and help others to see the child's true potential," Sara added.

Staffed by Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and assistive technology experts, the Center offers Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) training seminars nationwide to teach professionals and family members AAC strategies for promoting language development for those with autism. The Center also serves as an online destination for AAC information, tools and additional resources; supports clinical research aimed at the effective implementation of AAC within the autism arena; and facilitates sharing of best practices and success stories among therapists and families.

The Center was developed with support from AAC technology leader Liberator Ltd (www.liberator.co.uk) in response to the growing demand for communication solutions for the autism spectrum disorder population and increased interest in LAMP methodologies.

"Supporting the work of the Center for AAC & Autism directly aligns with our mission to enable communication without limitations, through our AAC devices and Unity® language system," says Liberator Ltd Managing Director, Ian Thompson. "For too long, autism has imposed its silence on too many; we're proud to support the Center's efforts, working and learning with therapists and parents to offer real solutions through AAC."

To locate a UK 'Certified LAMP Professional' please visit http://www.aacandautism.com/lamp-certified

To learn more about the Center for AAC & Autism and LAMP please go to www.liberator.co.uk/resources/autism-aac-lamp

Events and Road Shows

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We provide training and attend events throughout the country.

Liberator will be attending the following events in 2012

22nd May	CM Road Show, Liverpool
25th May	Communication Works, London
13th June	ICT & Inclusion, Aberdeen
14th June	ICT & Inclusion, Edinburgh
14th June	Kidz South, Reading
15th -16th June	The Autism Show, Excel London
15th June	Penhurst Conference, Chipping Norton
19th June	CM Road Show, Newcastle
28th June	CM Road Show, Northampton
17th July	CM Road Show, Ipswich
13th November	CM Road Show, London

Saltillo will be attending the following events in 2012

22nd May	CM Road Show, Liverpool
19th June	CM Road Show, Newcastle
28th June	CM Road Show, Northampton
17th July	CM Road Show, Ipswich
23rd-25th September	Communication Matters National Conference, Leicester

The Center for AAC and Autism UK will be attending the following events in 2012

23rd-25th September

Communication Matters National Conference, Leicester

LAMP Workshops: dates for 2012

18th May	Wolverhampton	Fully Booked
12th June	Northamptonshire
18th June	ACE Centre, Oxford
28th June	Carmarthenshire

Please call 01733 370 470 or email info@liberator.co.uk for further information.