When a person is learning language with augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) that individual might use that tool in unique ways to express a message or emotion. When an individual communicates using AAC in a way that is unexpected to the communication partner(s), an initial assumption to make is that the person did so intentionally. Watch this video which shares a story of educators presuming intentionality which supported, rather than limited, an individual’s learning of a particular language concept.