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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Proloquo2Go is definitely not the best app out there any more---it was the first to hit the market and got a lot of press, but it's fallen to the wayside.

The best communication app is the Speak For Yourself app, followed by an app called LAMP: Words for Life. The reason they are worlds above the others (TouchChat, Proloquo2Go, Dynavox Compass, etc) is because of the motor planning component. SFY has other stand-out features, but the motor planning is just absolutely essential.  You can see why here:

http://niederfamily.blogspot.com/2013/10/motor-planning-language-learning-with.html[/quote]

The design features on SFY that address motor planning are fantastic, and that blog does a wonderful job of explaining why it's so powerful for this specific child, but it's really important to understand that every AAC user comes to their device with different strengths and different needs.  While Maya, the little girl featured in that blog has significant challenges in motor planning, she also has some great strengths to draw on that you can clearly see in the video of her using the device for the first time.  Within moments she's using the device with intention.  She's also demonstrating lots of other great communicative skills to draw on.  The SFY set up that she uses is perfect for her, because it's a match for her strengths and needs.

Another child or adult AAC user might need something very different.  Another feature that SFY doesn't have, such as starting with oversized buttons, might outweigh the cool motor planning features, especially for a child with significant tremors or one with strong fine motor skills but weak communicative skills who needs to use a lot of shaping to move them towards using the device intentionally.

To say that one program is "the best" or one feature is "absolutely essential" ignores the fact that each child or adult who uses AAC is a unique individual.

Having said that, SFY is an awesome system, and is clearly the perfect system for Maya, at least right now. [/quote]

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