Resources:
1. The I-ASC webpage's introductory videos are a good place to start. Highlight video linked here.
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2. Of course: Underestimated: An Autism Miracle!
Fast read, that will resonate with you, especially if you are a parent!
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3. If you'd like a sneak peak at #2, here's a lesson I created from the book to let spellers and families know they are not alone, an introduction and a peek at one of Jamie's friend's thoughts.
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4. My favorite intro-to-letterboarding-video. Get the tissues ready. Communication for all!
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5. "All done!" You'll think of this phrase a whole new way.
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6. No wonder! (more from the creator of #4 Gregory Tino).
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7. Family! It's complicated, but love shines through, from someone who did not gain communication until he was way into his 30's.
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8. Can you imagine going from an IQ of 69 to 164! Letterboarding didn't make Elizabeth Bonker brilliant, but it allowed her to communicate the brilliance that was already there.
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9. What else have we misunderstood? Downs Syndrome and other non-speakers.
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10. But what is a non-speaker? Tom explains.
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11. Tantrums! This book tells you some of the why's. I learned so much just from mom's introduction, and then there was more, short to the point essays on what is really going on when an autistic nonspeaker is not understood.
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12. Great advice for parents, CRP's and practitioners.
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13. Two types of autism? Ido Kedar explains his observations.
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14. Spellers movie? How about the Spellers Q&A!
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15. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries: Siri's Story (Mom's Story?) AKA We were always there.
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16. Break out the tissues again: The Unspoken Bond, the friendship that we all wish for our spellers.
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17. What a great play, by a speller, written for all of us, a love story as a vehicle to teach us more.
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19. The state of autism therapies today, by a non-speaker.
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20. Science based! (for more science click here)
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21. Independence takes a lot of work and many years for most, but here's what it can like!
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22. Important break through for this family, although a small detail mentioned by dad caught my attention ("a brief burst of texting"-many families experience some ability to type and ask about its relationship to spelling and communication)
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23. Some basics of letterboarding, but especially edifying on what is physically going on with our spellers at minutes 20:00-25:00 or so.​
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