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In this blog post by a famous AAC clinician named Gail Van Tatenhove she tells the story of Velma, an employee at an adult facility who witnessed Gail talking with an AAC user by modeling on the device. Velma was inspired to become "America's Next Top Modeler" with Gail acting as her coach. In the article, Gail outlines some initial scripts she gave to Velma to use when chatting with the AAC user. These scripts were necessary because Velma couldn't be expected to know where every word was she might ever need to say. The scripts took the pressure off! Velma only needed to find these few words. Guess what happened? In time, Velma learned where all of these words were so she didn't need to use the scripts at all.

These script cards provide prompt hierarchies and response strategies for teaching basic core vocabulary words.

This is a subscription-based resource, however, there are plenty of sample ideas and resources that are available on the welcome page. Autism Inspiration provides a variety of resources for parents and teachers of children with autism spectrum behaviors. Resources provided include social scripts, lesson plans, games, group activities, sensory integration ideas, and other valuable tools and information to help teach children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD), Sensory Integration Disorder, and other related behaviors.

"Skills to Pay the Bills" is a free downloadable resource created by the Office of Disability Employment Policy for students getting ready to step into the world of work. This scripted curriculum can be incorporated weekly into your daily routine as you prepare your students for employment.

Printable Storyboard with 2x3 grid of 4:3 (full screen) screens on A4 paper

3x3 with 3 lines underneath each frame.

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sensory stories for switch-use with scripts and props

Variety of resources to help educators learn how to implement the Inspiration software in the classroom

Welcome to the PRC AAC Language Lab: A Rich Resource of Learning Tools for Using and Teaching AAC.

note that there is now an annual subscription fee for full access to the resources however, there are still free resources available