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Re: [healing-low-functioning-autism] augmentive devices opinions

I personally would push him to talk more, rather then let him rely on on a communications device. Mickie was about to start using one, when he began picking up sign language and I asked the school to hold off on the comm. device.

Zurama


On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:54 PM, dlbr1 <dlbr1@...> wrote:

hello just wanted to know your opinions on augmentative devices.
school suggesting them.my son has some speech. don't want anything to
cause regression. I okay'd talking photo album, but afraid to go
farther. I asked on this group you guys understand the struggles to
get the low functioning to progress any chance of regression is some
thing I avoid worked so hard to get this much Thanks in advance Dawn




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hello just wanted to know your opinions on augmentative devices. school suggesting them.my son has some speech. don't want anything to cause regression. I...
dlbr1
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Sep 13, 2008
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I personally would push him to talk more, rather then let him rely on on a communications device. Mickie was about to start using one, when he began picking up...
Zurama
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Sep 14, 2008
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zurama Thanks for your response thats what I want they tell me I'm things like I'm tying their hands. I pointed out all the kids who use them in the class...
dlbr1
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Sep 14, 2008
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I agree with Zurama that pushing him to talk is the better way to go than making it easier for him not to talk.  My son didn't talk until he was six years old...
Tara Bozek-Rhetta
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Sep 15, 2008
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thanks for yor advice . great to know I'm not the only one who fights the speech teachers Dawn--- In healing-low-functioning-autism@yahoogroups.com, Tara...
dlbr1
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Sep 24, 2008
2:42 am

Oh no, you are not alone. I had a big fallout with Mickie former speech therapist and I had her removed from his case. She told me that the window was closed...
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