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This discussion was created from comments split from: Hi, I'm Chris, I am an Adaptive Technology Specialist.
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he made a huge leap in communciaiton moving from the low tech PECS to the computer based high tech device.
we now moving to ipad with proloquo (as it now ahs predictive keyboard) and also trialling predictable as a pure predicitve typing version - which is ok for him.
the inclusive case looks v good - get it if you can afford it! not differnet versions for ipad 1 vs ipad 2 but expensive - http://www.inclusive.co.uk/iadapter-for-ipad-p5174
we have got otterbox defender case with otterbox OtterBox Utility Series Latch which has straps - both on amazon and together come to around 50-60£.
proloquo - you ened to be prepared tos it down for a few hours to programme it to your son's needs ie match his PECS that he used to using as the "out of the box" version is far too busy and ful of americanisms (unless your child likes pretzels and calls his mum mom and goes to "high school"... )
my son likes best home videos and photos.
we are trialling predictable typing app
http://www.therapy-box.co.uk/predictable.aspx
as he can type but for school his SLT and IT person will programme proloquo with grids to focus on eg actions or other language stuff. (note that we are v lucky having fantastic ICT person who will programme in line with what teachers/SLT request - it is easy to programme once you learned the tricks but v time consuming - be prepared to sit for a while....)
up to now had been using grid2 running on a small pc but ipad hardware (and the apps potential) is much more fun.
i got a refurbished ipad1 from apple.com for £289 as waiting for funding to get a new ipad2.
tehre are a few free software comms apps around - depends on his level - if he fluent PECS user with a big vocabulary already then go for proloquo .
We have the Otterbox Defender case too for both and again, they are excellent. Ours have been thrown once or twice during a tantrum and the case has completely protected it.
He is verbal now (first words age 6.5) but we still use timetables all the time to decrease anxiety so we have various applications that we can use for that. He also loves to watch talking books and play some of the simple games.
Lynne
so for any droolers i would suggest getting the griffin case.