Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hi All!We've not purchased the iPad yet. I'm having a hard time NOT buying it, but I want to think through how I'd use it (I think I 'd have to share with Andy...will that be a problem? Hard to say - I can be a tech hog). He does have an iPod which is where I'm getting ideas. It's a little small for him to do some of the more intricate things, but he can clearly navigate things if set up correctly. Here's what I think would help us all - and I think we should share! more than one person looking at it will be good.Devine what it is you want your child to do with the Ipad (Comunicate, watch movies, use Ed Aps, schedule aps, ???) Does your child have experience with an iPod or iPad at all?   Describe.If yoru child has used an iPad or iPod (even just for a few minutes) " Think about how your child uses his hands, his pointer finger, where s/he might have got lost stimming, did it get tossed? Did it cause giggles? Did it need to be propped up? lay flat? Didn't matter? Was the sound loud enough? will you need speakers if it's going to talk to others like an AAC device?    What worked welll                                                                  What looked like a challengeWhat would you most like to see your child do with the iPad/iPod? What is your vision for what he will do with it? What is your vision for how it will change things in your home?  At school? Try to be specific as you can in your vision.What power do you see this technology giving your child? Once we have a collection of those answers, then we can categorize apps we know about! I think that's what's hard about the app store = Android or apple. They do tell you a lot, but if you don't have an idea of what works/ doesn't work for your child, it's hard to know! I really appreciate the AAC apps with free trials. I've had very nice talks with Bick, the owner/maker of MyTalktools. Whether or not you like his product, he is very thoughtful about what he's doing and very interested in not losing those who need the most basic applications (he worries things will get lost in the glitz of what CAN be done, yet he has to respond to market demand, too!). Joan Joan Guthrie Medlen, MEd, RD DownSyndromeNutrition.com twitter: @jmedlen Create Your Family's Vision of Health for 2012 Saturday, January 14 @10am PT  Dear ,     I would suggest you check out the website and facebook pages for A4CWSN (apps for children with special needs). You can see videos of children playing with apps to give you a good idea if they will work for your child. And on Facebook, one member (or developer) will tell the group when certain apps are on sale. I have gotten amazing deals. They also run " app parties " where they give out a certain number of codes for specific apps, but you need to be very quick for that and I have not participated in that part of it.             Bev, mom to Crag, 25, Magenis Syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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