Vlinder Communication Therapies, PLLC

11/22/2025

We are thankful - week 3!

Our gratitude prompts this week:
📍 What are some of your favorite traditions?
📍 What is the most useful thing in your house?
📍 If you could have dinner with anyone (alive or dead) who would you choose? Why?

[Image ID: We Are Thankful board with the above prompts]

11/15/2025

We are thankful - week 2!

Our gratitude prompts this week:

📍 Who can you really depend on?

📍 What makes you feel calm?

📍 Tell about one of the most joyful experiences you have had.

[Image ID: We Are Thankful board with the above prompts]

11/08/2025

We are thankful - week 1!

Our gratitude prompts this week:

📍 Tell about an activity or hobby you enjoy. How do you feel when you do it?

📍 What makes you feel confident?

📍 What makes you happy?

[Image ID: We Are Thankful board with the above prompts]

11/03/2025

Accessible Advent Calendar from Senict. Each day through December, open gift boxes to reveal a new Christmas-themed, accessible activity which has been carefully designed for switch, touch, mouse and eye gaze users.

I've completed and uploaded the 2025 Advent Calendar. You can download it from the link below. This year I've added a special 'teacher' version which will allow you to check out the activities before December 1st. The 'student' version of course won't open the doors until the correct dates in December.

There are a lot of changes to the activities which now have new switch methods including the learn to wait method which aligns more closely with the level descriptor for cause and effect.

I hope you and your students enjoy using it.

https://www.ianbean.co.uk/senictadventcalendar25/

11/03/2025

I wrote a blog post over on the NWACS blog for AAC Awareness Month.

Disclosure: I am on the NWACS board (100% volunteer)

10/15/2025

It's time! If you want to apply for a switch-adapted toy from Santa's Little Hackers, you have one week starting today.

It's time to apply!

Applications open October 15 at 12:00 am ET and will close October 21 at 11:59 pm ET.

https://toysignup.santaslittlehackers.com/

If you have any issues with your sign up, please send us a message or email us at santaslittlehackers.com. Comments can get lost, so this is the best way to reach us.

10/13/2025

Survey opportunity - help by sharing your experience with AAC.

Do you use AAC - or support someone who does?

Your voice matters, and now’s your chance to help show the world how AAC makes a difference. A new survey, conducted by research firm Augur, is gathering real-life experiences from AAC users, families, and caregivers to help build research that proves AAC works - and improve access for others.

You can take the online survey here > https://norst.at/d51egy

Let’s make sure every voice is heard. Thank you for being part of this!

[Image description: two individuals looking at each other with the text, "Share your experience of AAC. Take the survey.]

10/13/2025