Presume Competence in Non-Speaking Autistic Spellers

An open letter to psychologists and those who are still misdiagnosing. We need change at every level and I believe that starts with you.

Nonspeaking autistic Luke Verhoeff's "Finding My Voice" success story published in the CLBC April email newsletter!

I was telling a friend about the awesome conversation Luke had with Eric, and a new friend Geoff... with Madison being the communication...

A welcome message from Luke to all non-speakers who are just starting their Spelling for Communication journey. You are entering a great...

Diet Lifted Me Out At Luke’s request he envisioned a collaborative blog post with Mom filling in the early years. Mom: Luke had a typical...

Vision Therapy, revisited. When we asked Luke of all the therapies we tried which one was the most successful, he mentioned VISION...

As wonderfully amazing as Luke’s “awakening” has been, he is not alone. There is a revolution happening across the US and Canada, and it...

This post is a result of a question from a beautiful friend. “Why can’t just anyone pick up a letterboard and talk with Luke?” Especially...

I spent an hour chatting with my grandparents for the first time in my life. Their faces lit with smiles the entire time and my heart...

Thanks to all for your love and encouragement. I am so pleased to share my voice with you. Might you continue to share my platform with...

By: Madison Imber I first connected with the Verhoeff’s in the late summer of 2023. They had been at this whole spelling thing for 2...

Our local news station, CFJC-TV stopped by on Thursday, December 28 for an interview! Click here to watch the tv interview... I had...

Round 2 of the University of Calgary HoloLens research project in December 2023. Luke was asked to participate in the 12 modules of the...

The Christopher Finnes Charitable Foundation — Creative Writing Competition 2023 “In honour of the remarkable Christopher Finnes, who...

Luke. What can I say? As a minimal speaker, my beautiful son has been living within himself for the past 19 years. He’s been a perfect...

I CAN HEAR What would a whale do? I ponder almost daily Hearing supersonic A blessing and a curse Violating privacy, I fear Nothing left...

I am Luke. Welcome to my blog. You are privy to my great awakening. Here I am for the first time, sharing the gap in my life. I was...

Can you imagine tasting colours? Eric tastes colours. This is a unique advantage to the already intriguing autistic mind. It’s called...

So we decide to drive to Calgary—a Remembrance Day long weekend family trip. It was a long drive, but we were blessed with pretty good...