Doogri Institute provides direct services through literacy, communication access, academic support, and expressive arts. Our work is designed for autistic, nonspeaking, minimally speaking, disabled, and neurodivergent students and families who need practical support rooted in lived experience, scholarship, and respect for autonomy. Our services are available online to students and families everywhere.
What We Offer
AAC Lessons for Academics and Communication
Support for students using AAC, spelling, typing, 10-finger keyboard access, literacy instruction, and academic communication. Students of all abilities are welcome.
Best for: nonspeaking, minimally speaking, autistic, dyspraxic, CVI, and complex communication learners.
Center for the Arts
Online creative arts programming including piano lessons, community orchestra, integrated peer recitals, karaoke, and expressive arts participation for students of all abilities.
Best for: students seeking accessible music, creative expression, peer participation, and arts-based learning.
Learn more about the Center for the Arts
Court Communication Access Consultation
Neutral consultation for families, attorneys, guardians, and courts when an autistic child’s communication is being misunderstood in custody or visitation proceedings.
Best for: cases involving AAC, nonspeaking communication, disability-related communication access, reasonable accommodations, and court-order language.
Helping Courts Understand How Your Autistic Child Communicates
Academic Research and Dissertation Coaching
Research, writing, dissertation, and academic coaching for students and scholars who need structured support with graduate-level work.
Best for: dissertation writers, academic researchers, neurodivergent scholars, and students needing high-level writing support.
Learn more about Academic Research and Dissertation Coaching
Hurdy Gurdy Qwerty: AAC Typing Manual
A practical AAC typing manual for building keyboard access, communication, and literacy through structured learning.
Our Approach
Doogri services are grounded in the Doogri Method®, which evaluates literacy, communication access, abilities profile, and student potential without forcing compliance-based performance. The goal is not to make students appear typical. The goal is to make communication, education, and culture accessible.
We support:
- communication access
- literacy development
- purposeful movement
- music and expressive arts
- parent implementation
- academic advancement
- court-ready communication accommodation language
- self-direction and disability-funded service pathways where available
Getting Started
Begin with a consultation to identify the student’s current communication, literacy, access, or academic needs. Families may receive practical recommendations that can be implemented immediately at home, online, or through existing support systems.