Autism can affect thinking, feeling, communication, and speech. Many young children with autism have complex communication needs, but do not develop functional speech. An alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) can allow them to communicate independently, such as Gateway to Language & Learning.
Gateway to Language and Learning© is a developmentally-based series of core word page sets designed for nonspeaking or severely speech-impaired children and adults who communicate through the use of a augmentative and alternative communication devices (AAC).
http://www.gatewaytolanguageandlearning.com./
