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Thanks1 comment

Carol wrote 2 weeks ago: Verbal manners are one thing we’ve always tried to teach Adrian.  He’s pretty regular … more »

Tags: AAC, Autism, Family Life With Autism, living skills, Parenting Autistic Children

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Autism, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Dynavox, Family Life With Autism, Parenting Autistic Children

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Family Life With Autism, Parenting Autistic Children

Our First Steps to Writing1 comment

Carol wrote 1 month ago: I started with a whiteboard.  Adrian didn’t have a lot of hand strength and quickly gave up … more »

Tags: Autism, Family Life With Autism, living skills, Parenting Autistic Children, Special Education

Facilitated Communication Saved my Life3 comments

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 »

Tags: Facilitated communication, Rett Syndrome, Assume intelligence, IEP

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, School, Dynavox

Taking you on a Journey6 comments

spiritdances wrote 3 months ago: When I was in elementary school the therapists and teachers were convinced I was functioning at an i … more »

Tags: Rett Syndrome, Facilitated communication, profoundly retarded, Visual Impairments

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 »

Tags: Autism, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, School, Dynavox

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Autism, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Dynavox, Family Life With Autism, Parenting Autistic Children, School

Dentist Day3 comments

Carol wrote 4 months ago: So today was our re-scheduled dentist appointment after last attempt’s disaster. With a fully … more »

Tags: AAC, Autism, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, Dynavox V pages, Dynavox

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Dynavox, Family Life With Autism, Parenting Autistic Children

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Family Life With Autism, School

Shopping Glee1 comment

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 »

Tags: AAC, Autism, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, living skills

Adrian Unplugged1 comment

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 »

Tags: AAC, Autism, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, School

Speak Up1 comment

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 »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism

It's History2 comments

Carol wrote 6 months ago: I wrote a while back about Adrian’s journal pages.  We’ve continued to have him type ou … more »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, Dynavox V pages

Drink Decisions1 comment

Carol wrote 7 months ago: A few weeks ago the new speech therapist (who we love) approached me about changing the food page.  … more »

Tags: AAC, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, School

Music Page1 comment

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 »

Tags: AAC, Autism, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, School, Special Education, Dynavox V pages

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 »

Tags: Autism, Assistive Technology, Communication Device, Dynamic Display Devices, Parenting Autistic Children, Family Life With Autism, School, Special Education, aggressive behaviors


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