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How many students receive AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in MCPS?.How many and what percentage of autistic students in Montgomery County Public Schools are non– or minimally speaking?.How many and what percentage of autistic students in Maryland public schools are non– or minimally–speaking?.
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In an effort to learn basic information about this population for the school age population in Maryland, and specifically in Montgomery County, xMinds will be placing a request to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) asking the following questions, and we will update this page with answers as we receive them: From our review of the research, it seems that the most commonly cited proportion is one-third. Estimates range from 25% to 40% of all individuals with autism. Surprisingly, it is not even known with certainty what percentage of autistic individuals fall within the category of non– or minimally speaking.
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There is a dearth of data on people with autism who are non– or minimally–speaking, so that even the most basic information is hard to find. To get a fuller picture of what nonspeaking autistic people are really capable of, we invite you to explore the resources on this page from nonspeaking autistic people themselves, as well as the academic research and other media we have collected here. autistic people who are nonspeaking cannot communicate.nonspeaking people aren’t as intelligent as their speaking peers.Popular misconceptions about nonspeaking autistic people: Examples of AAC are found later on this xMinds webpage, and you can see a comprehensive introduction to AAC here. They can be as low tech as using sign language or pencil and paper and as high-tech as electronic voice-generating devices. These tools support a person who has difficulties communicating using speech.
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What is AAC or Augmentative and Alternative Communication?Ĭommunication devices, systems, strategies and tools that replace or support natural speech are known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It is for this reason that we prefer the term "nonspeaking" over the more commonly used term "nonverbal." The term Nonspeaking is not only more accurate, but is preferred within the autistic community, according to the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network.
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In fact many nonspeaking autistic individuals communicate using words even if they do not communicate by speaking those words instead they communicate by writing, typing, using sign language, letter-boards,or eye-gaze - and they often understand words they read and hear. What exactly is speech? And why do we describe individuals as "nonspeaking" rather than "nonverbal?"Īccording to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) website “ Speech” is “how we say sounds and words” and includes articulation, voice and fluency.īecause the term ‘nonverbal’ derives from the Latin word for ‘without words’ it perpetuates the inaccurate assumption that individuals without speech are unable to use words entirely. Please note that inclusion of any therapies or communication methods on this page does not constitute an endorsement by xMinds. This is a work in progress and we encourage questions and open conversation, as well as suggestions for additional information to be added to this page. Our goal is to contribute to the improvement of educational outcomes and experiences of nonspeaking and minimally speaking autistic students in Montgomery County by providing information and data on and from nonspeaking autistic students. Welcome to the xMinds Nonspeaking Autistic Students Committee webpage.