Sunday, November 7, 2010

Things you never thought you would say...

One of my tutoring students is a late bloomer in terms of AAC.  It wasn't until 17 when he received his first dynamic display device, a Tobii C-Eye

Six months later he was hanging out in his kitchen with a friend, blasting Shania Twain on his iTunes, through her Tobii.

"That's too loud; turn it down!" his mother told him.  Like any other teen would he turned it down, but just a little.

One of the best gifts of AAC and accessible environmental control is a chance to be like any other kid.  Not to mention the chance for a parent to be like any other parent.

5 comments:

  1. That's GREAT! It's pretty much the coolest when our kids do something totally typical (err...usually, lol). I always look forward to reading your posts!

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  2. Kate, did you program her the teenager volume control into her pageset?

    Actions on the 'volume down' button:
    - turn down volume 30%
    - wait 30 seconds
    - turn up 25% again

    :-)

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  3. Hi Kate,
    did you upgrade your student's Communciator pageset to the "Teenager Volume Control"?

    Action on the 'volume down' button:
    - reduce volume by 30%
    - wait 15 seconds
    - turn up volume by 28%

    There is also room for a button with randomized impertinent messages :-)

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  4. She has total volume control from both her control page and her music page. And she has pages of wisecracks and insults. She doesn't like random messages - but I have other students who use them and love them. Thanks for the tips!

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  5. Thanks for the great story, Kate. It just goes to show that kids are kids! Every kid deserves a way to let their personality out...what a perfect example you've shared.

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