A technology.
This is easy. Communication devices. There are many different styles/types of devices for so many different needs of the users. In our case it’s a Tobii (brand). We've had several over the years-actually we have our 5th on order!
Many users utilize eye gaze to speak and/or use the Internet but Casey is a scanner. It takes a bit longer to use scanning rather than using direct selection but Casey is an expert.
Casey’s device provides endless hours of entertainment. He is never bored when he has his ‘T’. He uses Google Maps to visit the world, he uses Google to learn about history, famous people, countries, cultures, K-pop, and of course, he Googles ‘girls with big earrings.’ Yes, our boy is obsessed.
But
each and every day I am most thankful for the words Casey uses. He is
sometimes stingy with his sentences but he surely gets his point
across. He tells us: move butt, off ears
(take his side things off the headrest), turn head, see TV (means he
can’t see well), off shoes (he wants his DAFOs off). Talk Aunt Chris, call Nurse Julie, FaceTime Aunt Peggy.
He is also good at telling us what to do. Store Dad. Kitchen Mom. Etc. He'll also ask for Molly Sue and Nugget.
Without this device we would be left wondering what was going on in his head! I mean, he doesn't tell us his deep, dark secrets but we are thankful he is able to communicate needs and wants and lets us know his feelings.
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