Cadence AAC

AAC includes tools and strategies that support communication when speech alone does not meet a persons needs. This may include communication apps, speech-generating devices, picture-based communication boards, and other supports.

No. Cadence AAC works with both new and experienced AAC users. Services may include exploring whether AAC could be helpful, selecting or customizing a system, improving access, or supporting more effective everyday use.

AAC may be helpful for children or adults who cannot reliably meet their communication needs through speech alone. This can include people who are difficult to understand, have limited speech, lose speech over time, or need another way to communicate in some situations. AAC can support people with a wide range of diagnoses and disabilities, and a person does not need to wait until speech has failed before exploring it.

Yes. Cadence AAC has particular expertise supporting people who need alternative access because of motor, visual, or multiple disabilities.

Yes. Many services can be provided virtually throughout California. In-person services may also be available in selected areas when they are clinically appropriate.

Cadence AAC is currently private pay. Superbills may be available for services that could qualify for out-of-network reimbursement, depending on your plan.

The goal of speech therapy is to help your child communicate effectively with other people across all environments. This may take the form of using gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

Some other common things speech therapists can help with:

• Nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures
• Forming speech in a clearer way
• Communicating thoughts and feelings clearly
• Understanding and responding to questions
• Discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions
• Noticing and understanding body language
• Feeding and swallowing
• Stuttering

Even if a provider offers parent training, it may look different from one provider to another. For example, an in-home provider might conduct a parent training session directly following a therapy session with your child to help explain what they’ve been working on with your child. At larger organizations, you might have a support group of families who are dealing with similar issues.