Speech & Language
Autism Spectrum
A neurological and developmental difference that can affect language and social communication.
Expressive/Receptive Language
An overall challenge in using, producing, and understanding language in words, sentences, and stories.
Executive Functioning
The cognitive functions responsible for helping students to organize, plan, prioritize, manage time, maintain focus, self-assess, and study efficiently.
Fluency
(AKA stuttering or cluttering) A disruption of speech with repetition, pauses, or prolongations of sounds and syllables.
Social Pragmatics
The way in which language is used within social situations.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Modalities of communication that are not speech (e.g., picture communication, mid-tech and high-tech devices such as an iPad for communication).
Articulation and Phonological Disorders
Difficulty or combination of difficulties with perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and speech segments.
Natural Language Acquisition
An approach to support self-generated language for children who use echolalia (also known as gestalt language processing)
