son is non verbal

StRBates
StRBates Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited April 2019 in Families and carers
Hi saw the article about being non-verbal. My son Sean is 20 and non-verbal, great difficulty using Eyegaze 

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  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Online Community Member Posts: 7,877 Championing
    Hi @StRBates welcome to the community! Let us know if there is anything we cam help you with :)
  • Antonia_Alumni
    Antonia_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 1,764 Pioneering
    Welcome to the community @StRBates :) 
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,750 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hi @StRBates, welcome to the community. Sorry to hear your son has had problems with Eyegaze. How long has he been using it?
  • forgoodnesssake
    forgoodnesssake Online Community Member Posts: 512 Empowering
    There are quite a few different eye gaze systems out there (if eye gaze is assessed to the best/most appropriate method) so it is worth getting trials of a few because some people get on with one system but not another.  Also there are lots of settings and tweaks that can be done which can make a huge difference.  My son uses half eye gaze and half direct access with a keyguard, but his first attempts at eye gaze (a few years ago granted) were not great.  Hope you have good support/assessment from local SALT and regional hub (if appropriate)

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