Maximizing Communication in Rett Syndrome: Strategies for Engagement & AAC with RSO and NWRSA

Maximizing Communication in Rett Syndrome: Strategies for Engagement & AAC with RSO and NWRSA

When:
September 9, 2020 @ 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm America/New York Timezone
2020-09-09T22:30:00-04:00
2020-09-09T23:30:00-04:00

Please join us Wednesday, September 9th at 4:00pm Pacific Time with Theresa Bartolotta, PhD, CCC-SLP and Bethany Stanley, MS, CCC-SLP as they provide Northwest Rett Syndrome families, educators and therapists an understanding of how to enhance communication in individuals with Rett syndrome.

Theresa Bartolotta, PhD, CCC-SLP will present an overview of the recently released Rett Syndrome Communication Guidelines and discuss how families can use the valuable tool to engage providers in using evidence-based strategies to assess and improve communication in Rett syndrome.

Bethany Stanley, MS, CCC-SLP will provide an in-depth explanation of how Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) can be used, with all types of communicators, to establish or advance communication skills in their family members. The speakers will include videos and practical strategies that families can implement to assist the individual with Rett syndrome at home and in the community.

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