BublTalkLearning about AAC
Plain-English guides for parents of children who aren't talking yet, written by a parent who went through this and read the research along the way. No jargon, and no pretending the evidence says more than it does.
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Does AAC delay speech?
The fear almost every parent has first. Four decades of research, what it found, and what it doesn't prove.
Read the research →What is AAC?
The term, the types, and the words professionals use, explained without jargon.
Read the guide →For very young children
AAC for toddlers
Why systems built for school-age children overwhelm a two-year-old, and what fits instead.
Read more →How to start AAC at home
The first two weeks: which words, what modelling looks like, and the mistakes that make families quit early.
Read more →Choosing an approach
PECS or an AAC app?
One is a teaching protocol, the other is a tool. How they differ, and why the answer is often both.
Compare them →Baby sign language and AAC
Signs go everywhere; a device speaks to anyone. How families combine them, and which signs to start with.
Read more →Paying for it
How to pay for AAC
Insurance, Medicaid, school districts, state programmes, lending libraries and charities.
See the options →Step Up For Students (Florida)
How FES-UA families get AAC reimbursed through EMA, step by step.
Read the guide →These guides are written by BublTalk's founder, a parent of a toddler who uses AAC. We make an AAC app, so read them as an informed perspective with a commercial interest rather than independent clinical advice. Nothing here is medical advice. See our editorial policy and about page.