Designing for Autism: A Work in Progress

When my younger brother Paul was just 2 years old, he was diagnosed with severe autism. My parents explained to me that he might not ever be able to speak, and since then, I’ve always been trying to find innovative ways to communicate with him. When Paul was…

Improving AAC for ASD

In 2007, a severely autistic, nonverbal woman named Amanda Baggs published a video on YouTube describing the experience…

AAC Tech and Autism: A recap of Mark Surabian’s talk

Our first NYC Designing for Autism Meetup

Last month, we held a fantastic session at the NYU Ability Lab where Mark Surabian came to talk to us about Augmentative and Alternative…