Breaking Barriers for Nonspeaking Autistic Students: A Toolkit to Enhance Communication in Learning Environments

Empower your classroom or homeschool setting with the essential tools to unlock the potential of nonspeaking autistic students. Breaking Barriers for Nonspeaking Autistic Students is a groundbreaking guide authored by leading experts Lisa Mihalich Quinn, Julie Sando, and Dr. Edlyn Peña in collaboration with dozens of nonspeaking autistic advocates and thought leaders from the disability community. Based on the acclaimed online course by Communication for Education (www.CommunicationForEducation.com), this toolkit offers evidence-based strategies and actionable resources to create inclusive learning environments where all students can thrive.

Inside, you'll discover:

• Practical techniques to support communication and engagement for nonspeaking students.
• Step-by-step guidance for implementing robust text-based multimodal AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems.
• Highlighted lived experiences to bring the theoretical into every day life.
• Expert insights into fostering connection, autonomy, and academic achievement.

Whether you're an educator, parent, or advocate, this comprehensive guide provides the knowledge and confidence to break down barriers and enhance learning for every student. Transform your teaching and champion equity in education with this must-have resource!

This guide is designed to accompany CFE's online course, but it can also act as a powerful stand alone resource, giving you tools to navigate many topics that impact the communication and education of nonspeaking, minimally speaking, and unreliably speaking learners.

Break barriers. Build connections. Unlock potential.