AAC
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Gestalt Language Processing
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executive functioning
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ND affirming
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AAC ✶ Gestalt Language Processing ✶ executive functioning ✶ ND affirming ✶
My approach
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Personalized
We’ll start by building an individualized plan towards short-term needs and long-term goals that considers learningstyle, strengths, preferences, and resources.
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Compassionate
A a core tenant of Language Ladder AAC, compassion takes priority over compliance. As said by Dr. Ross Greene, “Children do well if they can”. I believe this applies to us all. Sensory and emotional regulation is often key.
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Empowering
Therapy sessions are client-led, meaning activities are based on what is motivating to the participant and what supports are needed in the moment.
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Accessible
Services can take place at our clinic, at home, in the community, or through tele-therapy (video calling), or in combination.
We will use strategies that work with your dailyroutine. Struggling to find a routine? We can build them together.
Services
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AAC
Augmentative and Alternative Communication is communicating by any means other than speech.
Therapy often looks vey similar to traditional language therapy, just with the addition of AAC tools.
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GLP
Gestalt Language Processing is a way of learning language in which phrases (or even long scripts) hold individual meaning. Someone who is a GLP may repeat song lyrics, tv or movie dialogue, or phrases they have heard from others.
This is considered a less common, but natural way to develop language. Children with language delays who are also GLPs may require specialized intervention.
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Executive Functioning
Executive functions are mental processes that allow us to plan, problem-solve, adapt, focus, remember, and regulate our emotions. These skills are important for achieving goals *and* for simply getting through activities of daily life.
Evidence-based tools and strategies can make a world of difference, especially for those over-extended or with diagnosis such as ADHD or ASD.
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AAC eval + funding
AAC evaluations help determine a) if AAC would be beneficial and b) what is the best fit tool.
Depending on diagnosis and member benefits, your health insurance may cover the cost of a speech-generating device. We can help from start to finish, without you having to make a single call to your insurance company.
Are you an SLP or school district interested in learning how to submit AAC evaluations for funding? Contact me!
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IEP / IFSP
We offer consultative support for IEP and IFSPs including attendance at meetings, review and recommendations of current or proposed plans, and teacher training.
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Assistive Technology
Coming soon….
Insurance
We will be accepting most major insurance including:
Harvard Pilgrim
Blue Cross
Tufts
UHC
Wellsense
CIGNA
Mass General Brigham
Masshealth
Aetna
Private Pay
We accept debit or credit card including FSA/HSA.
Discounts available for pre-paying
No delay waiting for prior authorizations
Option for in-home and community based services
About Me
I’m Sara Robertson, owner of Language Ladder AAC, LLC. I am a Speech-Language Pathologist. Working with complex and emerging communicators is my passion.
I have over 12 years experience with clients across the age span in a variety of settings (schools, clinics, and home-based).
I believe strongly and unapologetically in neurodiversity affirming practices and hold them at the core of my practice.
FAQs
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Services can be provided at our clinic in Foxboro, MA or in-home (only private pay at this time).
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ND stands for Neurodiversity; the idea that people experience, interact, and connect with the world in a multitude of ways. Care that is affirming rejects the current popular medical, deficit-based model and instead sees these differences as positive attributes to be utilized rather than diminished.
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There are a variety of ways to structure home-based services. A therapy session may be based around a typical daily routine (eating/cooking, getting ready for the day, completing chores, etc.) Or therapy may be during an activity or play using materials in the home that are already of interest.
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In a coaching model, caregivers are taught how to provide support and learning opportunities to their child or loved one. I would provide modeling, coaching, and feedback to help you "be the SLP". As with any therapy, the benefits aren't often felt unless the strategies are practiced daily.
This is especially important with AAC because like all languages, the best way to learn is to be surrounded by it. I will teach you to be "fluent in AAC", and I promise, you do not need to be tech saavy to be successful.