Success Stories

Logan’s Story: Finding His Voice With AAC And Literacy

Logan is an amazing 12-year-old who began using LAMP Words for Life at the age of four. He has multiple diagnoses, including Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), Cerebral Palsy, and Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). These challenges affect his visual processing as well as his fine and gross motor development, but they...

Opportunity And Access Lead To Expression For A LAMP Family

As told by Mom and Therapist Sabrina Lu Ekanayake, M.Ed., C-SLDS My 17-year-old nonverbal son EJ knows his words matter. While learning to use LAMP Words for Life, he’s discovered that movement matters, too. Movement helps him understand new words and communicate with people around him. And even our approach in...

Determined To Discover More

As told by Clarey Sharum, Speech Language Pathologist at The Little Light House in Tulsa, OK www.littlelighthouse.org A social butterfly: that’s how I describe my 6-year-old client, Ophelia. She’s an independent, determined and spirited young girl with so much to say! Her team first introduced her to...

LAMP Comes To Life On The Farm With Stephannie Brajot

LAMP Certified Practitioner (LCP) Profile: Stephannie Brajot, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Stephannie Brajot began her career in a busy clinic with children who had been working on single sounds for months with little-to-no functional progress. “Their frustration was palpable,” recalls Stephannie....

Seuss, Shortcuts, And Smiles

As told by Beth Speaker-Christensen, Speech-Language Pathologist As a LAMP®-certified provider and lifelong lover of all that is Minspeak®, Unity®, etc., I know the value of utilizing visual learning to improve spontaneous, generative communication. A few years ago, I met Cindy when she was looking to find a...

Finn: Momma Knows Best

My name is Mary Valderrama and I am a parent of a four-and-a-half-year-old with autism. I’m also an autism support teacher and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). As a result of wearing multiple hats, I have a slightly different perspective than most. My journey with AAC, specifically LAMP Words for...