Typing to Communicate was Expressive vs receptive: How to narrow down the gap?

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and group,

My son will type on any kind of keyboard. He started with a word and symbol

system custom programmed on a DynaVox when he was 5YO in 1996. At age seven he

got a DynaMyte and the programming was transferred. After using it for a few

months,he switched to using the onscreen keyboards exclusively. He is now using

an MT4 from DynaVox. He also types on a mini-keyboard--these are marketed as

" organizers " in office supply and discount stores. Since we do not use the

memory or other functions,we buy closeouts at a top price of $5 and often just

two or three dollars.

,Colin P's mom

[ ] Re: Expressive vs receptive: How to narrow down the gap?

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Please could you tell me what your son uses to type with? With voice output or

without? How did you teach him to type/spell? I am trying to get my son typing,

but SLT would like him on a symbol based system. I think that is limiting him a

lot, especially as the communication book he was given only contains very, very

basic vocabulary. Any advice would be very helpful. Thanks