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At-a-Glance
Words in Motion provides AAC evaluations and therapy in St. Petersburg for children, teens, and adults who need support communicating beyond verbal speech alone. Services are provided by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, MS, CCC-SLP, with appointments available in office at our St. Petersburg clinic, through our mobile clinic across West-Central Florida, and virtually when appropriate.
Words in Motion offers full AAC evaluations, device trials, caregiver training, and therapy for individuals using or exploring communication systems such as Tobii Dynavox, Lingraphica, LAMP Words for Life, PECS, speech-generating devices, communication boards, and other AAC tools. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation.
What is AAC?
AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. It includes tools, systems, and strategies that help people communicate when verbal speech is limited, unclear, unreliable, or not meeting their daily needs.
AAC can be used by individuals who are nonspeaking, minimally speaking, difficult to understand, temporarily unable to speak, or experiencing communication changes due to autism, cerebral palsy, apraxia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, ALS, dementia, developmental disability, or other medical or communication needs.
AAC may include:
Picture communication systems
PECS-style exchanges
Core boards
Communication books
iPad-based communication apps
Speech-generating devices
Eye-gaze systems
Switch access
Text-to-speech tools
Partner-assisted scanning
Low-tech and high-tech communication supports
AAC is not “giving up” on speech. In many cases, AAC supports speech, language development, independence, behavior regulation, participation, and self-advocacy.
Why Choose a Licensed SLP for AAC in St. Petersburg?
AAC should be guided by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with strong experience in communication development, language access, motor planning, cognition, vision, sensory needs, family training, and functional communication.
At Words in Motion, AAC services are provided by an SLP with a Master’s degree and CCC-SLP certification, along with extensive experience supporting AAC users across ages, diagnoses, and communication profiles.
AAC is not just choosing an app or handing someone a device. A strong AAC plan considers how the person communicates, what access method works best, what vocabulary they need, how caregivers will support use, and how the system fits into real life.
Words in Motion provides AAC services:
In office at our St. Petersburg clinic
Through our mobile clinic across West-Central Florida, including areas such as Spring Hill, Lutz, Plant City, Tampa, Holiday, New Port Richey, and surrounding communities
Virtually when appropriate, especially for coaching, training, therapy, and follow-up support
This flexible model helps families, adults, schools, and caregivers access specialized AAC support without being limited to one setting.
Our Approach to AAC Evaluations and Therapy
At Words in Motion, AAC therapy is individualized, functional, and centered on giving each person access to meaningful communication. Services may include:
Full AAC Evaluations: We assess current communication skills, speech abilities, language understanding, motor access, vision, attention, symbol understanding, caregiver priorities, and daily communication needs. Evaluations may include device trials and recommendations for low-tech, mid-tech, or high-tech systems.
Device and System Trials: We help clients explore AAC options such as Tobii Dynavox, Lingraphica, LAMP Words for Life, PECS, communication boards, speech-generating devices, and app-based systems to determine what best supports the individual’s access and communication goals.
Functional Communication Training: Therapy focuses on real communication, including requesting, refusing, commenting, asking questions, making choices, sharing opinions, telling stories, social interaction, and self-advocacy.
Caregiver and Team Training: AAC success depends heavily on communication partners. We train parents, caregivers, educators, therapists, and support staff on modeling, prompting, programming, vocabulary use, and building AAC into daily routines.
Language Growth and Independence: AAC therapy is not only about basic wants and needs. We support vocabulary expansion, grammar, sentence building, social language, literacy, emotional expression, and independent communication across settings.
Common Signs Someone May Benefit from AAC
AAC may be helpful when a person:
Is nonspeaking or minimally speaking
Has speech that is difficult for unfamiliar listeners to understand
Becomes frustrated when unable to communicate
Uses gestures, behaviors, or leading others by the hand to express needs
Has limited verbal vocabulary
Can say some words but cannot reliably communicate across settings
Has apraxia of speech or severe motor speech difficulties
Has autism and needs more consistent communication access
Has had a stroke, brain injury, or neurological change affecting speech
Has ALS, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, or another progressive condition
Needs a backup communication method when speech is unreliable
Has difficulty communicating medical needs, emotions, choices, or opinions
Relies heavily on others to guess what they want
Needs support participating at school, home, work, or in the community
AAC can support children, teens, and adults. A person does not have to “prove” they are ready for communication before being given access to AAC.
AAC FAQs
Yes. Words in Motion provides full AAC evaluations, including communication assessment, access considerations, system trials, caregiver input, recommendations, and support with next steps. Evaluation needs may vary depending on whether the client is seeking a personal system, school support, insurance funding, or therapy planning.
Words in Motion has experience with a range of AAC systems and approaches, including but not limited to: Tobii Dynavox, Lingraphica, LAMP Words for Life, PECS, speech-generating devices, core boards, communication books, text-based AAC, and app-based communication systems.
Yes. AAC therapy and training are available after the evaluation. Therapy may focus on learning the system, increasing independent communication, building language, training caregivers, and helping the AAC user communicate across daily routines.
AAC services are available in office at the St. Petersburg clinic, through the mobile clinic across West-Central Florida, and virtually when clinically appropriate. Mobile service areas may include Spring Hill, Lutz, Plant City, Tampa, Holiday, New Port Richey, and surrounding areas.
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Serving St. Petersburg & West-Central Florida
Words in Motion proudly provides AAC evaluations and therapy in St. Petersburg and throughout West-Central Florida. In-office services are available at our St. Petersburg clinic, while mobile AAC services may be available in areas such as Tampa, Spring Hill, Lutz, Plant City, Holiday, New Port Richey, Port Richey, Trinity, Largo, Clearwater, and surrounding communities.
Whether a client needs support at home, in a clinic, virtually, or through a mobile therapy model, Words in Motion helps individuals and families access AAC services that are practical, personalized, and built for real communication.