Posted in Parenting, disabilities, education, family, kids, life, tagged assistive technology, autism, chatbox, PDD-NOS, ted on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Ted finally got his very own Chatbox 40! We started off with just 24 symbols for now.
At first, he just kept pressing ‘pizza’ over and over. But after one session with his speech therapist, he got back into the swing of things. His therapy sessions, he used it effectively to communicate [...]
Posted in disabilities, education, family, kids, technology, tagged assistive technology, autism, chatbox, PDD-NOS on May 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Talk To Me Technologies
My son’s Chatbox 40 XT was ordered! Not only is Talk to Me Technologies getting us the Chatbox, we are also getting our own copy of Boardmaker, we are getting a laminating machine, too! We will be able to use everything right away!
The trial period was great, and this is the perfect [...]
Posted in disabilities, funny, kids, technology, tagged assistive technology, PDD-NOS on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just got a letter from the insurance company.
Actually, Ted did.
This letter stated that he was approved for durable medical equipment: SPEECH GENERATING DEVICE
It is to let him know that a nurse will be calling him, to see how he is feeling and answer any questions he has about the device.
The thought of Ted having [...]
Posted in disabilities, kids, technology, tagged assistive technology, PDD-NOS on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, Ted came home from respite yesterday, with his chatbox.
“McDonalds. McDonalds. McDonalds,” he pressed, over and over.
“Didn’t you already go to McDonalds?” I asked, spying his cup.
“McDonalds. McDonalds. McDonalds,” was all I got in reply.
I took it away from him, and he fussed. I switched a card to one with activities he liked, and are [...]
Posted in disabilities, education, kids, technology, tagged assistive technology, PDD-NOS on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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My youngest son got a voice today. So far he likes pressing the buttons, but we hope soon, he’ll be using it for so much more. With a maximum of 400 words, this will make great strides in his ability to communicate with the world around him.
For so long, he’s been able [...]
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