Services Offered
Sam’s Specialty Areas:
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
echolalia and gestalt language processing
feeding and swallowing (oral motor or sensory based feeding disorders)
early language development (analytic or gestalt language processors)
executive functioning (attention, memory, self-monitoring, organization, planning)
speech-sound production (specifically self-monitoring for generalization)
Experience with individuals ages 1 through adulthood with complex medical, developmental and behavioral diagnoses
AAC Services
Direct therapy intervention, parent/caregiver coaching, device programming, training, or acquisition
Experience with the following high-tech systems: LAMP Words for Life, TD Snap, TouchChat, Avaz, Proloquo2go, Grid, CoughDrop, and Communicator 5
Access Methods (how the user makes selections on their device): pointing, eye gaze, one switch, two switches, neuronode (wearable spatial or EMG sensor)
Parent/Caregiver Coaching
AAC implementation in daily routines
Transition to adulthood - supporting complex communicators before, during, and after the transition
Programming/personalization of AAC systems
AAC Device Acquisition (through insurance or private pay)
IEP review