About

Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is a way for nonspeaking, minimally speaking, or unreliably speaking individuals to get their thoughts out by pointing to letters on a letterboard.

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A lot of people assume if someone doesn’t speak, they don’t understand, but that’s just not true. For many nonspeakers, the issue isn’t thinking or understanding, it’s motor control — their body doesn’t always do what they want it to do, especially when it comes to speech.

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S2C helps them learn to control their movement so they can point to letters, spell words, and start communicating what’s actually on their mind.

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It’s not always easy, it takes time, practice, and support, but I’ve seen it open up whole new worlds for individuals and their families.

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At the heart of it, S2C is about connection. It's about giving people a way to be heard, maybe for the first time.