The lessons of Mix

Abstract

In the field of speech pathology, professionals use tools such as comic books to help teach children in therapy. Professionals also act as advocates for people with communication disorders, as liaisons between those directly affected by these disorders and those that are not. My thesis aims to serve as both a tool for professionals to use in therapy as well as one to raise awareness of communication disorders. Following is the comic I have written and illustrated along with my meta-analysis rationalizing creative decisions and character design in relation to each character's communication disorders or lack thereof.