Are we sure that those who don't speak have nothing to say? Luca Errani states that, in order to communicate, all you need is to find the most appropriate way. He explains this together with his daughter Chiara who, despite her cognitive difficulties, was able to find her own personal language.
Luca Errani is a courageous father. His daughter Chiara has a cognitive disability and complex communicative needs. When Chiara was four, the Errani family started to feel the need to find a better way to communicate with their daughter. So, after trying speech therapy, aimed at stimulating a voice output as well as the desire to find new strategies to be able to interact with others, Chiara started to practice the AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). Through this technique, words become symbols and the miracle of reading occurs. Luca Errani translated 'The Hobbit', the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, and, thanks to the AAC tools, he has started building a network of sharing and debate with other organizations.
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ARASAAC: Aragonese Portal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
The portal offers ARASAAC graphic resources and materials to facilitate communication for those with some sort of problem in this area. This project has been financed by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Aragonese Government and coordinated by the General Directorate of Innovation, Equality and Participation of this department.
http://www.arasaac.org/
http://www.arasaac.org/software.php
http://www.arasaac.org/software_caa.php
http://www.arasaac.org/pictogramas_color.php?busqueda=basico&id_subtema=112&p=2|3|6#136
http://aulaabierta.arasaac.org/
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Audio: "I visit parishes (during Catechism classes) to help children with autism" These learn by visual aid and not by audio only.
Awdjo: “Indur il-parroċċi biex ngħin it-tfal bl-awtiżmu”
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