By Tammy L, on October 25th, 2011%
 I Am in Here is by Elizabeth Bonker and Virginia Breen. This is the true story of Elizabeth, a thirteen year old girl with autism, who breaks through her silence, thanks to the relentless efforts of her mother Virginia. By keyboarding poetry, Elizabeth is now able to reveal her inner thoughts and observations in a [...] . . . → Read More: I Am in Here, a book by 13 Year Old Elizabeth Bonker
By Tammy, on August 27th, 2010%
 Today, we had a breakthrough in speech therapy. He picked out a book that he loves, and that they have read a lot. It’s about a boy and his dog. The video below shows the beginning of the speech therapy session. In it, you will notice that he isn’t happy. [...] . . . → Read More: A Breakthrough In Speech Therapy
By Tammy, on July 28th, 2010%
 We have good days and bad days with therapy. Yesterday, we had both. His OT therapy started off with my son selecting yes for the tire swing. It turns out, he didn’t want the tire swing. He wanted to swing, that’s why he selected yes, but he wanted the platform [...] . . . → Read More: OT And Speech Sessions with Videos
By Tammy, on July 26th, 2010%
 Don’t be afraid to take a step back with your autistic child. There are times when you have to take a step back in order to move forward. I have had to do so on several occassions with my son. It’s not always easy, but it is worth it in the end.
My son used to [...] . . . → Read More: Take A Step Back With Your Autistic Child
By Tammy, on July 14th, 2010%
 I cried when I read this this story online and watched the video.
On July 4, 2010, 9 year old severe Nonverbal Autism boy Sheamus Jones had his communication device, a “Mini-Merc” stolen. It was left in the family car while they were watching fireworks. The car was broken into and the “Mini-Merc” was [...] . . . → Read More: Nonverbal Autistic Boy Has Communication Device Stolen
By Tammy, on May 6th, 2010%
Tammy Lessick has been writing about TapToTalk since it first came out. She was kind enough to invite the TapToTalk team to do this guest post.
One of the key features of TapToTalk is that you have a choice of kid-friendly, socially acceptable, low cost devices for assistive communication. With your subscription, you can use TapToTalk [...] . . . → Read More: A Kid-Friendly & Affordable AAC Device? TapToTalk is the Answer
By Tammy, on October 23rd, 2009%
This is my final post for my TapToTalk review. I wanted to cover a few tips about using it and what kind of albums to design. If you missed the other two posts, you should go back and read them first. The first one TapToTalk Communication for Autistic Children and the [...] . . . → Read More: Tips for Using TapToTalk
By Tammy, on October 22nd, 2009%
If you didn’t read yesterday’s post about TapToTalk, click here to go and read it. Then come back and read this post. Yesterday I wrote about the TapToTalk StarterKit and the design process of for setting up your albums. Today, I want to share how using the TapToTalk has affected our family, [...] . . . → Read More: TapToTalk and Our Reactions
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