Blogs about: Alternative Communication
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Thanks
Verbal manners are one thing we’ve always tried to teach Adrian. He’s pretty regular about asking for things using a verbal approximation, the sign or the button for please. But thank… more »
Utter Autism
Thanks
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Carol wrote 2 weeks ago: Verbal manners are one thing we’ve always tried to teach Adrian. He’s pretty regular … more »
Packed Up
Carol wrote 3 weeks ago: Adrian let go the Dynavox last week and let it crash to the floor. The good news: We got it working … more »
Getting Grandma
Carol wrote 1 month ago: Last week Grandma flew in and I took Adrian with me to get her at the airport. While we drove I ex … more »
Our First Steps to Writing
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Carol wrote 1 month ago: I started with a whiteboard. Adrian didn’t have a lot of hand strength and quickly gave up … more »
Facilitated Communication Saved my Life
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spiritdances wrote 2 months ago: When I was 9 years old, I started communicating with support using a keyboard. Prior to that I ha … more »
Nifty News
Carol wrote 3 months ago: A while back I programmed a button on Adrian’s home page to express something that had happene … more »
Taking you on a Journey
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spiritdances wrote 3 months ago: When I was in elementary school the therapists and teachers were convinced I was functioning at an i … more »
Keeping the juice flowing....
Carol wrote 3 months ago: Now that we’ve got our Dynavox V back from being serviced, we’ve been figuring out the b … more »
Feeling Very Happy
Carol wrote 4 months ago: Feelings were one of the first things we put in Adrian’s original PECS book. He only ever us … more »
Dentist Day
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Carol wrote 4 months ago: So today was our re-scheduled dentist appointment after last attempt’s disaster. With a fully … more »
Back in Business!
Carol wrote 4 months ago: I’ve got to hand it to DynaVox. Less than two weeks after we sent out our DynaVox V for repa … more »
Backup Plan
Carol wrote 5 months ago: Machines are funny things. Computers in particular sometimes seem to have a life of their own. A … more »
Shopping Glee
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Carol wrote 5 months ago: Stores are often hit or miss with Adrian. You never know if he’s going to be calm or crazy. … more »
Adrian Unplugged
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Carol wrote 5 months ago: The Dynavox V battery can just barely make it through most school days. By the time we get there t … more »
Speak Up
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Carol wrote 6 months ago: We keep our Dynavox V in a central location so Adrian doesn’t have to lug it around the house … more »
It's History
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Carol wrote 6 months ago: I wrote a while back about Adrian’s journal pages. We’ve continued to have him type ou … more »
Drink Decisions
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Carol wrote 7 months ago: A few weeks ago the new speech therapist (who we love) approached me about changing the food page. … more »
Music Page
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Carol wrote 7 months ago: This is Adrian’s new page for music class. It took me a good week contemplating all the v … more »
Back to School... Again
Carol wrote 7 months ago: I went to visit Adrian’s classroom last week. I saw first hand why it’s been such a … more »
