endever* shares a message of support & encouragement to parents Image: White enby & colorful lemniscate. xe has teal mohawk, hair on xyr chin, lip ring, round glasses, hearing aid To: Parents, “AAC may feel overwhelming, but you can do this! Find ways your child is already communicating and build on those. Your child shouldn't have to wait even one day longer to have the chance to expand their communication. Give them as many words as possible as soon as possible - you've got this!” ~ endever*
![[Large text reading: “Seek out a variety of Autistic experiences”, next to a smaller tagline “Be an Autism Ally: Take Action!”. Centered is a stylized drawing of a face with two hands held up to the eyes like goggles. In the top left is the AssistiveWare logo.]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/63/61/66/636166356f45a013303d818183c5b082.jpg)
![[Large text reading: “Support Autistic AAC Users”, next to a smaller tagline “Be an Autism Ally: Take Action!”. Centered is a drawing of a hand holding up a tablet showing an AAC app with a rainbow color scheme. In the top left is the AssistiveWare logo.]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/80/a8/a0/80a8a08fb363e67704ddbbe4004d9573.jpg)
![[image: A white nonbinary in front of a colorful lemniscate. They are wearing a red T-shirt and glasses, with very dark brown hair tied back. They are smiling.
To: AAC teams,
“Using AAC should not mean having less privacy and autonomy than anyone else.” ~Alyssa] Learn To Type, 5 Year Olds](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/70/fb/d270fb647ea5038fa87b5e365dbbcd59.jpg)
![[white person with short brown hair, tinted glasses, and a septum piercing. He is wearing a blue button up shirt. Behind him is a pink, green, and brown infinity symbol.
To: Parents:
”Talk to your child about AAC, their disabilities, everything that impacts their life and they have the right to know. Your child knows they communicate differently, and may have complicated feelings about that just like you do. Take the time to listen to their emotions, in whatever way they express them.” ~ Cole] Talking To You, Trauma, No Response](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/eb/d7/51/ebd75126f4b9222ea847f30bdcab26a6.jpg)
![white person, wearing glasses and newsboy cap, pony tail. wearing a pink shirt with jacket, and rainbow strap over shoulder. Behind them is a red, blue, and yellow lemniscate.
“I want to tell other AAC users that they aren't alone; that we exist. I want to tell them that we are adults living adult lives and children growing as children do. I want to tell them our lives are wonderful valuable lives, I am so glad they exist, and I hope that one day I might get to meet more of them.” ~ Tuttle] Our Life, To Tell](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/2f/49/02/2f4902d12f3b5421dcd84586639cb2ac.jpg)
![[image: White woman in a blue shirt with glasses using a wheelchair.
To: Educators,
“Stimming, moving, looking away and using fidgets help me hear and process what you are saying. It is not rudeness or inattention. It helps me deal with an environment that was not made with my brain and body in mind.” ~ Naomi] Learning Environments, Mindfulness](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/bb/d6/74/bbd67421b4d476d6eb3d061d0f634874.jpg)
![[image: A white female presenting person with long semi curly red hair in a black hoodie wearing a joy division tank top in front of purple blue and red infinity symbol
To: AAC users,"There are many of us whose minds aren't fine. I promise, your life still has worth and value. You have the same right to communication access, to dignity and respect. You deserve to be treated as a person and have your boundaries and rights respected." ~Saoirse] Learning Disabilities, I Promise, Disability](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/16/5e/46/165e46dd47688b2550fd0eb2ecca2b2a.jpg)
![[image: White woman with long wavy brown hair and slight smile wearing a white top in front of a colorful infinity symbol.
To: AAC teams,
“Perceived challenging behavior does not dictate intelligence or the inability to communicate. If I had not been introduced to an iPad, all of my ideas, thoughts, and desires would still be only known to me.” ~Jordyn] Communication Illustrations](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/f4/4c/86/f44c86139e32dadd352be72b002598ae.jpg)