Dynavox

Recently I went home and saw some of my kids from my summer camp. One of the kids had his dynavox with him, a tool that helps him communicate with other people. It has many different icons that he pushes on the touchscreen, and it then will "talk" from what was previously recorded. There is a section in his dynavox for the SCAMP counselors, and when he pushes one of our names it says it. Each one of us recorded our own name during the summer. It's a really cool device that helps him communicate, even though he is not always comfortable using it around people that he does not know. When he first brought it in to camp we had to encourage to show us how he uses it and what he uses it for. Now because he knows me, he will use it more willingly, which is great to see.