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About Us
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Especially for parents of children with communication challenges, sometimes just making it through each day requires constant creativity. We are truly mothers of invention.
For children with speech delays and communication disorders resulting from autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental disabilities, the inability to effectively communicate choices or feelings often leads to stressful frustration, tantrumming, acting out and other difficult behaviors. And it's stressful for parents too.
Visual supports such as picture symbols, PECs (picture exchange communication system), photographs, visual schedules, calendars, communication boards and augmentative communication all play an important role in helping our children be happy, active participants in home, school and community life. When provided consistently, across environments, visual supports help our children build self-esteem and independence skills. For more information about visual supports and AAC, see the up-to-date Learn/Resource section of this site. Consult with a speech and language pathologist, your child's special education team or an assistive technology specialist for an evaluation to explore how augmentative communication may help your child.
Say it with Symbols.com is a first-stop source for visual supports and resources that encourage meaningful communication and promote inclusion for children who may not have functional speech. The products we offer are easy to use and portable to encourage communication at home, school and in the community. Here you'll find many pre-made visual supports and communication aids as well as the books, tools (software and media) you need to create your own customized communication books, schedules and social stories to meet your child's specific needs. We welcome your feedback and suggestions, so please feel free to email us your comments!
About Giving Greetings
Giving Greetings was founded in 2002 by Randi Sargent, a parent of two beautiful children. She has designed countless communication boards and supports to help her wordless 12 year-old son with cerebral palsy communicate, make choices and "voice" his opinions. Her Symbolic Sentiments™ note cards and teacher gifts, designed using Mayer-Johnson's picture communication symbols™, have been shared with thousands of families, teachers and therapists to promote awareness and acceptance for non-verbal children.
SayitwithSymbols.com was launched in early 2008 to provide parents and professionals with a one-stop collection of ideas, resources, practical supports, awareness-building cards, and teacher gifts that offer functional communication solutions for children with speech disorders and special needs including autism.
Randi brings more than 20 years of professional online publishing and marketing experience to her latest web ventures. She holds undergraduate degrees in biopsychology and journalism from Syracuse University, and earned her MBA from Boston University. She serves on the Board of Directors at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, a Boston-based organization that provides advocacy training to parents of children with special education and health care needs. Randi donates up to 20% of sales from her Symbolic Sentiments note cards to the FCSN. She can be found online connecting with other parents and advocating for communication for all children.
This site is dedicated to Graham for his brilliant smile and warm personality - he is a symbol of love and life.
For children with speech delays and communication disorders resulting from autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental disabilities, the inability to effectively communicate choices or feelings often leads to stressful frustration, tantrumming, acting out and other difficult behaviors. And it's stressful for parents too.
Visual supports such as picture symbols, PECs (picture exchange communication system), photographs, visual schedules, calendars, communication boards and augmentative communication all play an important role in helping our children be happy, active participants in home, school and community life. When provided consistently, across environments, visual supports help our children build self-esteem and independence skills. For more information about visual supports and AAC, see the up-to-date Learn/Resource section of this site. Consult with a speech and language pathologist, your child's special education team or an assistive technology specialist for an evaluation to explore how augmentative communication may help your child.
Say it with Symbols.com is a first-stop source for visual supports and resources that encourage meaningful communication and promote inclusion for children who may not have functional speech. The products we offer are easy to use and portable to encourage communication at home, school and in the community. Here you'll find many pre-made visual supports and communication aids as well as the books, tools (software and media) you need to create your own customized communication books, schedules and social stories to meet your child's specific needs. We welcome your feedback and suggestions, so please feel free to email us your comments!
About Giving Greetings
Giving Greetings was founded in 2002 by Randi Sargent, a parent of two beautiful children. She has designed countless communication boards and supports to help her wordless 12 year-old son with cerebral palsy communicate, make choices and "voice" his opinions. Her Symbolic Sentiments™ note cards and teacher gifts, designed using Mayer-Johnson's picture communication symbols™, have been shared with thousands of families, teachers and therapists to promote awareness and acceptance for non-verbal children.
SayitwithSymbols.com was launched in early 2008 to provide parents and professionals with a one-stop collection of ideas, resources, practical supports, awareness-building cards, and teacher gifts that offer functional communication solutions for children with speech disorders and special needs including autism.
Randi brings more than 20 years of professional online publishing and marketing experience to her latest web ventures. She holds undergraduate degrees in biopsychology and journalism from Syracuse University, and earned her MBA from Boston University. She serves on the Board of Directors at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, a Boston-based organization that provides advocacy training to parents of children with special education and health care needs. Randi donates up to 20% of sales from her Symbolic Sentiments note cards to the FCSN. She can be found online connecting with other parents and advocating for communication for all children.
This site is dedicated to Graham for his brilliant smile and warm personality - he is a symbol of love and life.
