Core Conversations: Spelling to Communicate (S2C) with Sam Fox
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Core Conversations: Spelling to Communicate (S2C) with Sam Fox

In today’s Core Conversations episode, we are joined by Sam Fox, Spelling to Communicate (S2C) practitioner and owner of Beyond Speech Therapy Center in Munroe Falls, OH.

Sam joins us to discuss spelling as a means of communication for non-speaking or unreliably speaking individuals, and the S2C system. Some highlights include:

  • The philosophy and controversy around spelling

  • Who could benefit from spelling to communicate

  • The challenges of apraxia and how spelling can help

  • The relationship between the speller and communication partners

  • The importance of presuming competence

  • The doors that spelling can open for people

  • Books, movies, and other media telling spellers’ stories

  • The eloquence and insight that many spellers have

  • Personal success stories of clients

  • And much more!

Please check out Beyond Speech Therapy Center at the links below:
https://beyondspeechtherapycenter.com

Learn more about S2C and find a practitioner in your area here: https://i-asc.org

Some links to things mentioned during the episode:

  • Underestimated: An Autism Miracle

  • Lights in the Darkness

  • Spellers: The Movie

  • The Telepathy Tapes

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