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February 5th, 2013 in Autism, Your Child's Voice »
A long time ago my Gracie was one of those kids who seemed to be “Un-reachable” She did not look at anyone but me. She didn’t play with toys or books and she did not seem to have any interests we could use to get her attention.I felt really lost when it came to getting through to her and I could not see a way “in” – until I did a particular training course. I’m delighted to share that Catts Ireland – a private speech and occupational therapy provider is now offering Hanen Parent Training Courses. [read more...]
September 21st, 2012 in Autism, Grace App, Otterbox Cases, Your Child's Voice »
Grace App Developer and all round iWizard Steve Troughton-Smith caught a bus up to Belfast last night, to queue overnight for the new iPhone 5:
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April 19th, 2012 in Autism, Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
Once upon a time, a mobile phone was a status symbol, a way to tell the world that you were so important that people had to be able to reach you all the time. Nowadays a mobile is a necessity, [read more...]
March 29th, 2012 in Autism, Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
Why I wanted to prompt Gracie to use her own voice with the pictures to support her.. [read more...]
July 1st, 2011 in Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
I actually wrote the title for this post on my “In Case of Emergency/Dietary Requirements” form for a residential workshop I attended last month. [read more...]
June 17th, 2011 in Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
If there is one thing that really annoys me it is when people who do not speak in audible words are not being listened to. And by that I mean that the needs, interests and rights of the “non-verbal” are being overlooked.
That’s why I feel passionate about creating a simple means of communication that incorporates independent choice which can be universally understood. Because it is much harder to discriminate against someone who has the ability to tell tales. [read more...]
May 5th, 2011 in Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
How does your child communicate? A lot of people will refer to children with autism as “non-verbal” meaning they can’t talk in recognisable words.They might then explain that they use signs, or pictures or other augmentative means. Someone just sent me an article about a girl who had supposedly just ‘started” communicating via a keyboard – “She had Found Her Inner Voice” [read more...]
December 23rd, 2010 in Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
When I developed Grace App it was to be an extension of an already successful and highly effective method of prompting and supporting communication using printed and laminated pictures.
However, it seems that some of you have skipped the printers, laminators and velcro books and come straight to Grace App, without the basic training in introducing the Power of the Picture.
So here is an easy guide to follow on from your Six Steps to Success. [read more...]
November 7th, 2010 in Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
How many parents fall into the trap of giving their kids independent access to everything they need, and miss out on the opportunities to create and increase the frequency of demands and requests.
In Behavioural Science there is a made up word to describe requests, demands or commands made by a speaker by whatever means. B.F. Skinner called these “Mands”.
And we must ensure that our language or learning delayed children have the ability to make a lot of Mands appropriately – as it is the most motivating way to teach language, for someone who isn’t naturally socially motivated. And you can prompt it. [read more...]
September 29th, 2010 in Grace App, Your Child's Voice »
The following is a six step guide you can follow for using Grace App with your child or client. [read more...]
