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How Do I Create Communication Opportunities in Everyday Routines?

Oct 28, 2026 10:23 PM CDT Catherine Acotto Autism Communication, autism communication support, autism parent education, non-speaking autistic children

How to turn meals, play, bath time and outings into communication opportunities for your non-speaking autistic child, with the words to model in each.

What Are Communication Programs for Parents of Non-Speaking Autistic Children?

Oct 26, 2026 10:37 PM CDT Catherine Acotto Autism Communication, autism communication support, non-speaking autistic children

If you're the parent of a non-speaking or minimally speaking autistic child, you've probably typed some version of this question into a search

What Is Presymbolic Communication in Autism?

Oct 21, 2026 08:21 PM CDT Silence to Signals Autism Communication, autism communication support, autism parent education, non-speaking autistic children

Presymbolic communication is how a child sends signals with the body, eyes, movement and sound. Learn what it looks like at home and how to respond.

Why Is My Child Fine at School but Upset When Therapy Comes Home?

Oct 11, 2026 09:51 PM CDT Silence to Signals Autism Communication, autism communication support, autism parent education, meltdowns

A parent sent us this question last week:“Why does my child do well at school and then become upset, frustrated and aggressive when their ABA pr

Signal Fatigue

Jun 24, 2026 07:07 PM CDT Silence to Signals Autism Communication, autism communication support, autism moms, autism parent education, non-speaking autistic children, Silence to Signals Communication Framework

Will more speech therapy make my child talk sooner

Jun 21, 2026 02:59 AM CDT Silence to Signals autism communication support, autism parent education, communication before speech, parent communication framework autism

The Silence to Signals™ Communication Framework: A Communication System for Non-Speaking Autistic

Jun 16, 2026 12:41 AM CDT Silence to Signals autism communication strategies, autism communication support, autism parent education, communication before speech, non-speaking autistic children, parent communication framework autism, Silence to Signals Communication Framework

Meet Silence to Signals

Silence to Signals™ is a course for parents of non-speaking and minimally-speaking autistic children, built by Dr. Catherine C. Acotto, PhD, CCC-SLP, from 26+ years and 50,000+ hours of direct clinical work.

It teaches you to read your child's full communication system: the signals, what behavior is communicating, and the moments your child is most ready to connect. The articles here answer the questions parents ask most.

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autism communication support

How Do I Create Communication Opportunities in Everyday Routines?

What Are Communication Programs for Parents of Non-Speaking Autistic Children?

What Is Presymbolic Communication in Autism?

Why Is My Child Fine at School but Upset When Therapy Comes Home?

Signal Fatigue

Will more speech therapy make my child talk sooner

The Silence to Signals™ Communication Framework: A Communication System for Non-Speaking Autistic

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