Empowering Communication

Jennifer Abramson, MS, CCC-SLP, has worked in the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for over a decade and has specialized in working with autistic individuals for over 20 years. Jennifer was an adjunct clinical instructor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGHIHP), where she taught the Intro to AAC course.  Jennifer has been a co-author on several research papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as the book: Enhancing Communication for Individuals with Autism: A Guide to the Visual Immersion System. Her clinical experience has ranged from 10 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Autism Language and Augmentative Communication Programs at Boston Children’s Hospital, to a camp counselor and assistant site director at a therapeutic day camp for autistic children, to a therapy assistant (TA) on the Early Start Denver Model Research Project at the University of Washington. She has mentored over 50 graduate student clinicians and presented at national conferences as well as several international conferences as an invited speaker.