Cashmere, we'd LOVE it!
ita, yes! Much easier than signing because she lacks some of the fine motor control necessary to make signs. She does know a fair number of signs -- for example, she knows how to sign Merry Christmas but her sign for Merry looks more like her doing the Chicken Dance. It's like the physical version of learning to talk.
Seska, the AAC stuff is super interesting. I think the iPad is the way to go for schools because Dynavox systems often cot $5000+. So an iPad + software is less than a $1000.
Trying to unlock what Grace knows will continue to be a challenge.
Great, Kat. I'll stick them in the mail.
Thanks all for the Birthday wishes. Been mostly offline today going heads up on the book. With two short facebook comments cause, um, someone was wrong on the internet.
My Brother gave me a Kindle for my birthday! That is one heck of a generous present.
I think the iPad is the way to go for schools because Dynavox systems often cot $5000+. So an iPad + software is less than a $1000.
Completely. There's so many other ways students can use iPads for learning, too. Assistive technology is going to start merging with regular technology, which will be great, especially in terms of cost. My friend can't use spoken language so uses computer software as a speech synthesiser. Really useful stuff.
Wishing Grace many successes.
One of my friends is a resource teacher -- and things like the nook and kindle that will read the text out loud gives another whole set of tools for her kids
ita, that Booboo kid is HOT. And should secretly be a very butch girl who is old enough for me, and not a teenage boy. Because DAMN.
Kicked ass at work. Remembered to go to the bank. Made tacos. Cleaned up dinner. Groceries arrived, and I put everything away. Did some more Christmas shopping. Finished my Yuletide draft.
If I can manage to go to bed at a decent time, I will call today a success.
Hm. Any StL/KC peeps around? I'm supposed to be driving across IL and MO tomorrow and my mother called to tell me it's supposed to be icy all across I-70. The weather reports I've seen are less alarmist about it. What have you heard?
Non-quotey meara, for lo, I am cut-n-pasteless.
Bwah! I love the "tolerant" comment. That`s awesome.
We totally fed our Mormons. They were skinny! And tired from all the walking! Even when we were less rural, we were still pretty rural.
Yay Kat on Gracie school and the Dynavox stuff. Less yay on the OT. Those things you mention are definitely things a competent OT could work on. What`s the status with the trache?
