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Neurodiversity Matters: Alyssa Hillary Zisk on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Episode 10
Wednesday, 22 October, 2025

Autistic people have a whole constellation of communication needs and styles, but these are not always understood or accommodated by researchers. This month, Sohail interviews Alyssa Hillary Zisk about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): what it is, the range of communication profiles it can help accommodate, and how qualitative inquiry into autistic experiences helped name these to increase understanding.