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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm sorry you don't read very well. iPads are a helpful AAC tool in extreme cases, but not necessary for most toddlers with delayed speech. Seriously, ask any speech therapist.

OP's kid isn't exactly "non-verbal." She's babbling and just had ear tube surgery. She may catch up quickly with ST or have may need ST long term. OP, if you don't own a tablet, I wouldn't rush out to buy one. If you're working with a ST, consult with them b/f introducing use of a tablet.[/quote]

This is 14:14.  You sound more ridiculous with each post.  No one is telling OP to go out and buy an iPad. It was just ONE of the AAC tools suggested and something many people already have.  You, made a ridiculously broad, sweeping statement that AACs are for kids who can't or won't speak.  That's bullshit.  My youngest (of 3) has a communication disorder/apraxia.  He had plenty of ST, socialization and time with peers (he was in a non-cat special ed preschool from the age of 2.5).  He needed more.  AACs were introduced by the school IEP team and incorporated into his private ST.  The may  not have 'stimulated' speech but they helped him communicate and lowered his frustration.

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Alternative communication devices are for kids who can't or won't speak. There's no evidence that an iPad will stimulate a two year old's speech. A two year old doesn't need an iPad. Speech therapy, socialization time with other peers, and time is what she needs. [/i][/quote]

You also took this out of context, PP.  The research for AAC devices for young children is based on children with severe delays.  I was responding to the poster who said that using an iPad would stimulate speech.  So go ahead and cite evidence that they help two year olds with more mild delays or two year olds in general instead of getting angry and huffy.  Basically, your 3 year old may have used an iPad but that's not necessarily a best practice.[/quote]

The one piece of research you linked was from a study started in 2008.  It is impossible to conclude anything about iPads and AAC apps from a study done before they were invented.  High tech devices were rarer, more complex, and much more difficult to obtain at that point.
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