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Does my child with Intellectual Disability need AAC or a communication device?
AAC — from picture boards to speech-generating devices — can open communication sooner for many children with an intellectual disability and tends to support spoken language, not replace it. Whether your child needs it, and which kind, is decided through a clinician-led communication assessment, not a guess.
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Non-speaking children with intellectual disability have many ways to communicate through AAC — gestures and signing, picture and symbol systems, and speech-generating apps or devices. These tools support rather than hinder speech and give a child a voice now. The right multimodal mix is matched by a speech-language therapist; Developmental measurement supports care planning; diagnosis requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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