AAC Coaching

At Kindred Communication we are able to meet your Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) needs. We provide:

• AAC assessments

• Individualized and group therapy with AAC

• Family training for AAC

• System and device programming

• … and more.

We have created different service models to meet you needs. Our Starter Programs are designed to provide training, resources and support to family members and primary caregivers of loved ones with autism. All of our programs are perfect for family members who want to learn the skills to Communicate while having the support of Licensed Speech and Language Therapists and Licensed Marriage Family Therapists that specialize in working with families of children with autism.

In our step by step Starter Programs, you will learn the fundamentals of presuming competence and spelling as an alternative form of communication. Your coach will carefully examine you and your loved one and produce a customized care plan for you. During your weekly meetings, you and your coach will evaluate and evolve your customized plan to fit your needs. You will use your lesson plans to guide you through your in-home learning.

2 Ways To Start

Everybody begins their journey with one of our Starter Programs

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1.

SELF DIRECTED PLAN

    • 6 weeks

    • Weekly on-demand videos

    • Weekly lessons

    • Weekly live Q & A discussion with your practitioner and your group

    • Weekly email answers to questions

    • Access to the GoKindred app

2.

INDIVIDUAL COACHING PLAN

    • 4 months

    • “Live” hands-on individual coaching on lesson(s) with your practitioner and your loved one

    • Weekly homework

    • 1:1 session with Karen Cladis our LMFT

    • Access to the GoKindred app

    • Includes 6 stencils and 2 letter boards (8 boards total), whiteboard w/ marker and eraser, tripod, and video upload software

CONTINUATION PLANS 

Our continuation plans begin after completion of one of our Starter Programs 

 

1.

GROUP SKILL BUILDING

  • Weekly virtual lessons to move your communication to the next step! 

    • Practice with a coach

    • Build your predictable communication

    • Fill in the blank with spelling

    • Meet other people who spell!

    Classes offered in 4-week sessions per month

    • Monday @ 3:30 pm (PT)

    • Tuesday @ 3:30 pm (PT)

    • Thursdays @ 9:30 am (PT)  NEW in January!

    Sign up for the month. We begin a new section in the first week of the month.

    *PREREQUISITE:  Attendance in the GoKindred - Getting Started, or prior approval from GoKindred practitioner.

2.

INDIVIDUAL SKILL BUILDING

  • 2 sessions per month - virtual lessons to move your communication to the next step!

    • Practice with a coach

    • Build your predictable communication 

    • Fill in the blank with spelling

    • Start creating sentences

    • Tailored completely for your family

    PREREQUISITE:  Attendance in the GoKindred - Getting Started, or prior approval from GoKindred practitioner.

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  • You can begin immediately, there is no wait list. This means you can start learning as soon as today.

  • You can watch the online video content wherever and whenever suits your schedule.

  • You can access our service from anywhere in the world. We can meet you right where you are.

  • The program is designed to teach you and your family how to communicate through spelling so everyone in the family benefits from being involved in learning how to communicate.

  • Online coaching is directed by our Licensed Speech and Language Pathologists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. You will get the highest quality coaching and the opportunity to work one-on-one in the comfort of your own home.

 

If you are ready to start learning new ways to communicate with your loved one and have a team of experts by your side while you do, then click the button below.