Speakable improves its services by introducing LAMP

Published: 11 Mar 2022 Tagged: childrencognitive developmentdevelopmentearly interventionLAMPLanguage Acquisition through Motor Planningpre-schoolerspreschoolerpreschoolersSLPSpeakablespeech and language pathologyspeech language pathologistspeech pathologistSpeech Pathologyspeech therapystimulationtoddlerstraining

LAMP is now among Speakable’s toolkit to ensure better and better services to our clients. An acronym for Language Acquisition through Motor Planning, LAMP is one of the most efficient therapeutic approaches towards non-verbal individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, using motor learning principles and a voice output communication aid.

The goal of this therapeutic approach is to give core vocabulary in sensory-rich activities while employing a consistent motor pattern to create models. The necessity for a constant motor plan stemmed from the idea that most verbal communicators speak spontaneously and effortlessly. Our brains have evolved motor patterns that are now automatic, so we don’t need to motor plan our words and phrases. Auditory processing differences and/or motor impairments are common in people with language-related disabilities. LAMP combines a motor pattern via a set symbol design with consistent auditory output on the speech-generating device to overcome these core deficits. This integration of auditory and motor components is intended to improve language learning and communication.

LAMP is based on five main concepts:

• Readiness to Learn. Individuals with developmental delays, notably autism, perceive and respond to sensory input in different ways. We must ensure that their sensory systems are prepared in order for language learning to be most successful.
• Joint Engagement. Language development necessitates the development of joint attention and involvement. First and foremost, ensure that the individual can follow an event or item with the help of another person. The communication partner can name and comment on the shared object/activity with sustained attention.
• Consistent and Unique Motor Patterns. To generate words or phrases, verbal communicators do not need to focus. For most vocal speakers, the technique is pretty simple.
• Auditory Signals. When someone clicks a button on their device, the phrase is said out for them to hear, resulting in an audio signal. Auditory processing and language development are aided by this combination of a muscular pattern with an auditory input.
• Natural Consequences. What happens when words are utilised confers meaning on them. When a person with complex communication requirements follows a regular motor pattern and receives an aural signal combined with a certain icon or group of icons, a response should be linked to that sequence as soon as possible to give it meaning.

In case you need to know more about this therapeutic approach, always count on us to provide the most advanced techniques for the best outcomes to your child! Watch the video below for a short demonstration of how LAMP works in an electronic device: