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What is S2C?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is a method of communication for individuals who cannot rely on speech\u2014or other communication systems\u2014to fully share their thoughts. Through S2C, learners build the purposeful motor skills needed to point to letters and spell out their wants, needs, and ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In Their Own Words<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

What self-advocates say about S2C<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Noah Seback<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Don\u2019t get tripped up by the naysayers and why it can\u2019t possibly be true or work. You\u2019ve got nothing to lose. But nonspeakers have EVERYTHING to lose that they haven\u2019t lost already.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to know Noah at his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sofi Ghassaei<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“These past 9 years have not been simple for me, but having communication is simply amazing. I am now a part-time college student, published poet, and a playwright. None of these were within reach before S2C. I also have friends and a life partner. There is nothing more important on Earth than the ability to express love.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Sofi’s work on her Linktree<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tyler Stoltz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“I have been misunderstood my entire life. People are finally getting a glimpse into my beautiful mind. I may be silent, but I never stop talking.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Tyler and to see his art, go here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Apraxia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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APRAXIA is a disconnect between the brain & the body<\/strong>. Individuals with Apraxia know what they want to say or do. They often cannot get their body to “listen” to what their brain is telling it to say or do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Speech vs. Language<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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SPEECH is 100% motor\u2014in fact it is one of the most complex motor tasks the human body performs<\/strong>. It requires hundreds of muscles<\/strong> and multiple major cranial nerves<\/strong> to coordinate with perfect timing, all in fractions of a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LANGUAGE is 100% cognitive. The areas of the brain responsible for understanding and forming ideas <\/strong>are located in the left hemisphere and function separately from the motor systems that control speech. <\/strong>Nonspeakers have intact thinking, comprehension, and intelligence <\/strong>\u2014 even if their bodies cannot reliably produce speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Presuming Competence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The belief that nonspeaking, minimally speaking, and unreliably speaking individuals are capable thinkers with rich inner lives<\/strong> and that they:<\/p>\n\n\n\n