Many forms, one purpose
Gestures, signs, picture boards, and speech-generating devices can all be AAC. The right system is the one a person can use in real life—not the one that looks most advanced on a brochure.
Every bloom begins with ROSE.
Every bloom begins with ROSE.
AAC
Augmentative and alternative communication includes anything that supports or replaces spoken words—gestures, signs, pictures, and speech-generating devices. AAC is a voice. It belongs to children and adults.
Every journey begins with hope.
Begin your journeyEvery voice
Using AAC does not stop spoken language from growing. It gives a person a way to be heard today, and it gives families a way to keep modeling language without pressure.
Gestures, signs, picture boards, and speech-generating devices can all be AAC. The right system is the one a person can use in real life—not the one that looks most advanced on a brochure.
AAC is not giving up on speech. It is making room for communication now, while speech, language, and confidence have time to bloom.
Caregivers learn to use the system in greetings, choices, and play. The goal is connection, not a perfect button press.
A clear next step
Also in bloom
A partnership
If a child or adult would benefit from AAC, you do not have to wait for someone else to say it is time. Call ROSE and we will begin with what already works.
Call 773-457-1204