Getting started with AAC? Here’s what to focus on first. At the beginner level, our main goal is simple: ✨ Help your child start using AAC to meet basic needs and connect with others. That means we focus on two things: 📱 Modeling – showing them how to use the device or system 💬 Core vocabulary – simple, powerful words they can use across situations Some great beginner words include: 👋 Hi – to connect socially 🙅 Stop or All done – to express when they’ve had enough 🔁 Again – to ask for more