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5 months ago by natashailg |
talking is only one way of communicating. and if they dont talk - there are other means of communication - sign language, using ipad with communication apps etc. my son's expressive language using communication software made leaps after moving from PECS low tech to high tech system. initially Grid2 software running on a portable tablet pc . he now a has ipad running grid2 via grid player app . he communicates at his level so lots of scripted sentences but he can type and uses QWERTY keyboard with predictive typing. get an ipad and suitable case (eg apply to charities) load with some of the free comms apps and try them out. it is more responsive than PECS and for some children proves to be the answer. also "circles of communication" at home so he does not get drink or dvd or toy til he asks for it -using whatever method. it takes a mindset and effort to "block" your child and make him ask/communicate but it does work. and they should be doing this at school too.. |
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5 months ago by Louc |
Hi, I just spotted your post. I would be very interested to hear more about the apps for the iPad. We have one and my son loves 'playing' with it so it's a possibility I could try and encourage him to use a communications app as long as its not considered as 'school work' to him! Do you know the names of apps which could be recommended for children with speech and language difficulties? Many thanks! |
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5 months ago by London Speech Therapy |
Good morning Louc, app choices dependent on a child's visual abilities to identify photos vs symbols vs text. I can't recommend particular ones per se but here are a selection of the ones I use on my iPad: Smarty Ears - Custom Boards Therapy Box - Scene & Heard Sono Flex Grid Player Verbally I hope that helps, Chris |
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4 months, 4 weeks ago by natashailg |
there are lots in the in pack on this site dpends on his lvel - best to try one you can use your own photos in to start but download some of the free ones and have a play eg i was showing a friend with daughter age three - she had been to zoo so i showed them the animals grid in gridplayer (symbols A) - so we could ask "which animals did you see?" she was pressing various animals which she had seen so this showed she could scan and recognize symbols. so you can then build on that. others need to start with very simple pages with only two choice on eg milk or juice to chose from bu t most aac apps - you need to adapt to your own child to things they need/want to say all the time at first . my son is very proficient user but if you give him gridplayer with preset standard grid set he wll be a bit lost - but with his" own" set has been built up graduallly over years and he knows his way around and is very fast -so it has his favouriteood items on food page - no pretzels or ketchup which he never eats (tho if we wanted to work on negatives eg "i dont like" then we could add them to the food page ! |
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3 months, 3 weeks ago by pinklisa2010 |
Hi Chris My son is 3 1/2 he has global development delay,SPD, low muscle tone, feeding issues hypermobile, reflux and asthma, he does not say any words, he does babble and is starting to make animal noises like roaring but his main communication is through his behaviour shouting pointing and grunting, he can use makaton but he signs the wrong way round, and can use PECs though his main motivation is snacks but its a start. I want to ask you two questions 1) when does a speech delay be considered a disorder and 2) How can i get more training for Makaton signing as i want to expand what i can sign to him Mr Tubble has helped us loads Thank you |
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3 months, 2 weeks ago by lety |
Hi, I attended the Autism Show last Saturday in London, which was quite interesting. I met a lady from the Autism Therapy organisation. http://autismtherapy.co.uk.s88828.gridserver.com/about/communication-and-speech. I was wondering if somebody had heard about them or used them and what they thought about them. many thanks. Lety |
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3 months, 1 week ago by London Speech Therapy |
Dear pinklisa2010, Sorry for the late reply as I have been on leave. Have a look at the Makaton webite as they organise courses and have sign vocab books abd DVDs for you to learn from. Also, check with your local SLT team or special school as they may be running some courses too. For a description of the Delay Vs Disorder debate have a look at: http://www.speech-language-development.com/language-disorder.html. I really hope that helps. Chris |
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3 months, 1 week ago by London Speech Therapy |
Dear Lety, Thank you for the information; I will have a look. Chris |
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3 months, 1 week ago by lety |
Hello Natashailg and Hello Chris My son is 7 yrs old, non verbal and autistic, except the odd words ie Daddy, go, again and car. He has been using PECS (not so well at home, he tends to point or take us to what he wants) since the age of 2. I would like to start to move him from PECS toward a high tech provision. However, school and NHS Speech therapist think he is too young and he needs to increase his social interaction... Natashail, May I ask when your son started to work with high technology if it is not indiscreet? Many thanks. Lety. |
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3 months ago by lety |
Hello Chris and All, it is Lety again. I read an article on bbc website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18694168 . I have been thinking about using Ipad and proloquo but the school and NHS S&L therapist are reluctant as they think he is too young. and he needs to learn how to navigate...My husband also thinks that if we introduce him now, it might prevent him to try to talk. I feel that we need to start the process. Any advice or tip would be welcome.
Many thanks.L |
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