Re: Communication Device Question

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My daughter throws her iPad but I have it in a military grade case by gumdrops.

The case can be expensive but certainly cheaper than replacing the screen. I

found the least expensive one on amazon but you need to choose the black and red

one. Other colors cost more. She has thrown this case and dropped it a number of

times. So far, so good.

My son has a similar case for his iPod. It takes a beating as well.

Supposedly iPads have been dropped several stories, hit with paintballs etc

during testing and the iPad remains intact. I am happy with the case and we have

tried several.

Blessings,

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> I asked this before but I think it got buried. What do you do if your child

needs a communication device but is known to throw things when he/she is upset,

bored, or just feeling cranky? Would that disqualify your child or do you just

have to hold the device for them most of the time? Not sure how that would

work, we are currently using PECS but it is so limited compared to what I am

hearing an Ipad could do with some of these apps.

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> Thank you,

> ~Melody

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There are several cases that are very sturdy. Aden uses an iPod touch with a

griffin case, he has pitched it MANY times and it is still good as new. One

thing to look for in a case is that it has a complete cover (including a screen

cover) so that the screen doesn't get scratched or cracked.

If you choose a device you can then go online and find cover reviews on YouTube.

There are thousands of great reviews.

I like to let Aden have complete control of his iPod so that he feels more

independent. That in itself seems to have decreased the throwing some.

Hope this helps

Mom to Aden 8 DS ASD ADHD and Aren 5 ADHD

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I would have to hold it and be in charge of an ipad or any device that would break or be easily damaged....Wesley loves technology but would be licking it and getting his wet hands on it and maybe poo.....etc..and yes he would throw it if frustrated or just done with it.....I do have a notebook with pictures that are laminated and he does understand how to use it...but usually just chooses to push me around so I have got to work on that...even that gets poo on it (I know .....you won't want to visit me for brunch) but at least he cannot break it..Annie =-) Mom to Wesley age 12ce Question

Hi Ladies,

I asked this before but I think it got buried. What do you do if your child needs a communication device but is known to throw things when he/she is upset, bored, or just feeling cranky? Would that disqualify your child or do you just have to hold the device for them most of the time? Not sure how that would work, we are currently using PECS but it is so limited compared to what I am hearing an Ipad could do with some of these apps.

Thank you,

~Melody

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nathan does occasionally still throw toys at age 20, but ive never seen h im throw his electronic devices/toys including his ipad, but i do worry it may be dropped or whatever going places with him daily, school, work , out in the community. I bought a fantastic cover from amazon, just cant think of the darn name....hmmm, its plastic and rubber, you can get in a few different color combo's, nathan's is black and white, I think it was called a "defender" case, but im not sure, will have to look though my amazon stuff maybe. It had rave reviews, especially of those with toddlers, only thing against it was it made ipad a little heavier, I didnt notice too much of a difference, heck my laptop outwieghs it by quite a bit, and nathan doesnt seem to mind, and we get a little extra protection.

shawna

http://sewshawna.blogspot.com

To: Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:18 PMSubject: Communication Device Question

Hi Ladies,I asked this before but I think it got buried. What do you do if your child needs a communication device but is known to throw things when he/she is upset, bored, or just feeling cranky? Would that disqualify your child or do you just have to hold the device for them most of the time? Not sure how that would work, we are currently using PECS but it is so limited compared to what I am hearing an Ipad could do with some of these apps. Thank you,~Melody

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has a Vantage talker. That thing takes a beating!!! He's never thrown it, but it's fallen off tables, been dropped, run over by a bike, etc. It's heavy-duty!He has an iPad as well, given to us by our district. He hasn't thrown that either, but he has dropped it and fortunately, it survived. It's in a decent case.Sent from my iPhone

nathan does occasionally still throw toys at age 20, but ive never seen h im throw his electronic devices/toys including his ipad, but i do worry it may be dropped or whatever going places with him daily, school, work , out in the community. I bought a fantastic cover from amazon, just cant think of the darn name....hmmm, its plastic and rubber, you can get in a few different color combo's, nathan's is black and white, I think it was called a "defender" case, but im not sure, will have to look though my amazon stuff maybe. It had rave reviews, especially of those with toddlers, only thing against it was it made ipad a little heavier, I didnt notice too much of a difference, heck my laptop outwieghs it by quite a bit, and nathan doesnt seem to mind, and we get a little extra protection.

shawna

http://sewshawna.blogspot.com

To: Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:18 PMSubject: Communication Device Question

Hi Ladies,I asked this before but I think it got buried. What do you do if your child needs a communication device but is known to throw things when he/she is upset, bored, or just feeling cranky? Would that disqualify your child or do you just have to hold the device for them most of the time? Not sure how that would work, we are currently using PECS but it is so limited compared to what I am hearing an Ipad could do with some of these apps. Thank you,~Melody

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Jake has a cover calld Big Grips www.biggrips.com  He has dropped and thrown his and it is miraculously still working.  Holly

 

has a Vantage talker.  That thing takes a beating!!!  He's never thrown it, but it's fallen off tables, been dropped, run over by a bike, etc.  It's heavy-duty!He has an iPad as well, given to us by our district.  He hasn't thrown that either, but he has dropped it and fortunately, it survived.  It's in a decent case.

Sent from my iPhone

 

nathan does occasionally still throw toys at age 20, but ive never seen h im throw his electronic devices/toys including his ipad, but i do worry it may be dropped or whatever going places with him daily, school, work , out in the community. I bought a fantastic cover from amazon, just cant think of the darn name....hmmm, its plastic and rubber, you can get in a few different color combo's, nathan's is black and white, I think it was called a " defender " case, but im not sure, will have to look though my amazon stuff maybe. It had rave reviews, especially of those with toddlers, only thing against it was it made ipad a little heavier, I didnt notice too much of a difference, heck my laptop outwieghs it by quite a bit, and nathan doesnt seem to mind, and we get a little extra protection.

shawna

 

 

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Subject: Communication Device Question

 

Hi Ladies,I asked this before but I think it got buried. What do you do if your child needs a communication device but is known to throw things when he/she is upset, bored, or just feeling cranky? Would that disqualify your child or do you just have to hold the device for them most of the time? Not sure how that would work, we are currently using PECS but it is so limited compared to what I am hearing an Ipad could do with some of these apps.

Thank you,~Melody

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Thank you all so much.

It sounds like I can consider this path more seriously. I can’t wait to get in a few

sessions with the “experts” and hopefully they will give me a good lead

for the team to consider. My

current ST thinks Jo will be alright with the PECS but I am

not so sure with all the new apps out there.

Thanks,

~Melody

Mom to Jo 9 DS/ASD, Charlie 14, Jon 11, ph 8 microdeletion 16p11.2

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There are several sturdy cases out there and more on the way. But if you still feel uncomfortable, you could consider a retail kiosk type of case. These are designed to be used in public places and are bolted down to a counter or to a wall (at an angle or flat on the wall). Unlike most wall mounts, the ones made for commercial use don't allow your customers (or your kids) to walk off with the iPad. I think this could be really useful if you are mainly using your iPad at home. (You could always remove it and put in another case to take with you if you didn't have to do that too often or if it is easy to do.) My son has always been a thrower, although not as much now that he is older. But he also is a hider. I still haven't found the iPhone that was his first iCommunication Device. I'm sure it is here somewhere, behind a cabinet or somewhere where I would never look. I just know that the iPad would never be available for communication if I gave it to him; it would be in a bag, a suitcase, behind a desk, in a drawer, somewhere except available. I'm looking into getting something for the wall, near the kitchen and bathroom and near the center of the house. In the meantime, he doesn't have access to the iPad unless I'm with him.Also, I remember reading a while back about a man who worried about his kids breaking his iPad. One day he was carrying it and hit the screen on the corner of a counter and broke it. No matter how good a case is when dropped or thrown on a flat surface, can't it still be easily broken if the screen hits an object; how many of our houses are empty after all. I know some cases have screen covers, but I don't know how much that helps. My iPad cost almost $1000; that's just too much to risk. (Of course I could get insurance for it against breakage; I know it is available.) After reading this story, I would never buy a case with a handle for a kid; every time I see one, I think about swinging it into something accidentallly!If you search defender iPad 2 case, you should find at least two products that use that term and that parents like (Otterbox is one, can't remember the other name, maybe it was something military sounding). I've also seen a lime green one on YouTube that the reporter was throwing around the room and against the wall as hard as she could. I think that one was the M-Edge Super Shell. And there are two others that people are anxiously awaiting that aren't yet available (can't remember their names, but I do remember that one was black and a less bulky case and the other was green and had a handle. And Fisher-Price has the Kid Tough Apptivity Case if your child is young (young kids style) that is cheap and looks good; I think it protects your iPad against peanut butter fingers, drooling, and such. I think that one was the one where you could put the iPad in in two ways: one way the home button was accessible; the other way it was not. (Making the home button inaccessible is a much-desired ability by many whose children use the iPad for communication; it keeps them in the communication app.) I wish I could remember all of the names of the cases. There is a lot of information out there on the Internet on cases for kids, so you should have no trouble finding reviews.Janice

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I remember the name of some the iPad 2 cases I mentioned yesterday.

The green case with the handle is The Shell by TRTL BOT. http://www.trtlbot.com/blog/2011/09/trtl-bot-introduces-the-shell-for-ipad-2/

It has a "Child Friendly Retractable Home Button Protector."

The black one that wasn't bulky is the Lifeproof case. This one is WATERPROOF! http://www.lifeproof.com/shop/cases/ipad-2 Here is what they

say about it:

Your LifeProof™ case for iPad 2 has all the amazing features of a ‘LifeProofed’ iPhone along with the convenience of taking your Tablet PC

anywhere with a totally new level interactivity within any environment.

Listen to lectures and study while in the hot tubWash it with the dishes after creating your favorite recipesReview Blue-prints at a construction site or dusty environmentLook through the iPad 2 window in Augmented Reality while walking the streetsDon’t freak when you drop it – it’s LifeProof™.

Both of these are available for pre-order only.

The other case I was thinking of was the Survivor (not Defender,

as I thought), which seems to be very well trusted by the people who won it. (The other was the Otterbox Defender, which is also very popular.

Janice