^ Macy: Rett Syndrome, AAC And Being Heard

“It really opened my heart.” For Samantha Brant, her daughter Macy has been one surprise after another, beginning with finding out she was pregnant. “Little did I think I would have any more children,” she laughed. Sam, a hardworking, busy executive for a major retailer, was already the mother of ...

^ Raise A Glass Against Rett

“Here’s my new mission. Here’s my new battle.” For Samantha Brant, the diagnosis of Rett Syndrome for her 3-1/2 year-old daughter, Macy, came as a complete surprise. But once she came to grips with it, she determined to fight back – and in a big way. In honor of her daughter and for all the ...

^ Establishing Medical Necessity In Your SGD Report

Establishing the medical necessity of an SGD for your client is the primary goal of your SGD evaluation report and it can be a daunting task. What are medically based funding sources looking for in SGD evaluation reports that will satisfy this requirement of establishing medical necessity? Make the path to proving medical n...

^ You Can't Slow This Girl Down!

Kyleigh Kramlich, 17, has competed in close to two dozen marathons and half-marathons, and is getting set to compete in the Atlanta, Georgia area Peachtree Road Race this holiday weekend. She is the daughter of PRC-Saltillo’s own Kristine Kramlich, a regional consultant for PRC in the northern part of the state. Kyl...

^ Introducing: Engage

Introducing Engage! Designed for the emerging users of AAC, Engage™ helps those using eye tracking (or eyegaze) technology to facilitate growth through simple explorative and interactive activities. Start simple…and build Engage provides an array of interactive activities and communication displays. Entirely...

^ Standardized Assessment In AAC Evaluations

— by Beth Studdiford Standardized Assessment is defined on the ASHA website as an empirically developed evaluation tool with established reliability and validity. Formal testing may be useful for assessing the structure and form of language, but may not provide an accurate assessment of an individual's use of languag...