Spelling to Communicate is appropriate for individuals ages 5 and up who are nonspeaking, minimally speaking, or unreliably speaking.

No! Spelling to Communicate is appropriate for a variety of diagnoses, which includes Autism, Down Syndrome, various chromosomal disorders, and more.

Good question! The word "verbal" relates closely to "words". When we say someone is "nonverbal" we imply that they are without words....., ,and we further imply that they lack intelligence. Nothing could be further from the truth. These people aren't without words...they are simply without a way to express the words that they have. Nonspeaking is far more accurate. They are without speech, which is far different than being without words.