# @childrensomaha on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CsuRup7PDs4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6804944-childrensomaha-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-05-26T22:26:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Children's Omaha (@childrensomaha) — https://gondola.cc/childrensomaha

## Caption

10-year-old Kinley loves music, school and dancing and—thanks to progress made in speech therapy—she can now communicate those things to others. Kinley was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and has been seeing Children’s occupational, physical and speech therapy teams to address sensory and speech challenges. Kinley uses an augmentative alternative communication device for nearly 100% of her communication.
 
Kinley has worked with her speech language pathologist, Sarah, on basic device navigation, answering questions, articulating opinions and needs and more. Therapy has empowered her to use her speech device more independently and communicate more spontaneously. She’s met all her goals, shown incredible growth and will be graduating from speech therapy this June.
 
“Her communication has evolved significantly,” says Kinley’s mom, Kayla. “Learning to use her device has been a night and day difference for her, and it’s done so much more than just enable her to communicate. Being autistic and nonverbal, she only has a few words we can clearly understand, but now with this device, she can essentially speak in full sentences. I’m so proud of her."  
 
Happy #BetterHearingAndSpeechMonth to patients like Kinley, and to our team members who help them reach their potential and live their best lives. 
 
#TheVeryBestForKids

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