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Spoiler Alert! The Research Shows our Course WORKS.
Discover the groundbreaking research that proves our training program is a game-changer for supporting nonspeaking autistic students.
Admin, Communication for Education
Dec 9, 20232 min read


How To Capture Your Student's True Motivations
"My 20 year old still watches Blues Clues" ... What if Blues Clues wasn't actually his motivation?
Admin, Communication for Education
Aug 28, 20232 min read


How To Bring Text-Based Communication To Your School
Ever Wonder Why Schools Don't Tend To Embrace Branded Methodologies? The answer actually makes sense...
Admin, Communication for Education
Aug 21, 20231 min read


Everything Changes When We Learn About Apraxia & Dyspraxia
When we aren’t taught about apraxia or dyspraxia, and we see a student not responding to a simple request, it is easy to jump to the most ob
Admin, Communication for Education
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Back to School: A Post for Parents
When you're the parent of a nonspeaking student, you may be feeling the dread of "here we go again..." as we start another school year.
Lisa Mihalich Quinn
Aug 1, 20235 min read


Independence Vs. Interdependence & Autonomy
Autonomy empowers individuals to make choices that align with personal goals, beliefs, and desires, encouraging self-determination.
Lisa & Julie
Jul 19, 20232 min read

Be the Change: Inclusive Education is Possible
There are so many roadblocks to meaningful education for nonspeaking students. To effect change, we have to focus on what IS possible.
Lisa Mihalich Quinn
May 10, 20232 min read

5 Things to Know about Presuming Competence
What do you think of when you hear the words "Presuming Competence?" Here are 5 things we think parents, autism educators, support...
Lisa Mihalich Quinn
Mar 31, 20232 min read

Presuming Competence
"I was put into classrooms with low expectations with little to no teaching of the common curriculum. One of thousands of students who...
Admin, Autistically Inclined
Aug 4, 20221 min read

The Missing Elements
When we first experience our ah-ha moment when it comes to text-based communication with autistic students, it is common to want to know...
Admin, Autistically Inclined
Jul 9, 20222 min read

What changes when we presume competence?
How do we treat our students differently when we think about them as COMPETENT learners? What changes in our selves and our students when...
Admin, Reach Every Voice
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Why Does Communication For Education Exist?
Why did Julie & Lisa create Communication for Education? Take a peek behind the scenes to see what led to this incredible creation.
Lisa & Julie
Jun 23, 20225 min read
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