communication

My AAC

hello. I be ask what AAC I using. I wanted write this on it own so more can know about how I talk. I use many AAC. I most use this Accent 1400 with Unity 144. It have different picture symbols because I need different. I use sometimes with keyguard and sometimes mouth stick and sometimes switches. My disability need change all time. Early maybe I not can move hand. Late maybe tired not move anything.

sometimes I use this LAMP words for life. Sometimes I use sign language get write down for me. Sometimes I show things. Communicate is a lot different ways. I like Unity 144 most because work good for me but other person maybe like different communication device and different symbol. My communication device dedicated device with funding. But use some on iPad too.

it take time to learn where word is and what many picture word mean. Some is easy and some take long time with many many repeat and explain different way until understand.

it help when care use AAC too then learn where word is but also make AAC look ok like people use voice. It my language. Everyone need different like everyone have different voice. Hope be understand. Communicate important should be give everyone how they can.

See you later.

*You can learn more about Jays preferred AAC at this website: https://www.prentrom.com/prc_advantage/language-systems

A red computer looking device with a grid of pictures on it and a keyguard over the picture grid.
Jays Communication Device
autism, Disability

Thoughts about ABA

I have a lot to say but hard to find words for whats in my head
lately I see a lot posts about ABA and a lot parents fighting about ABA being good
I don’t like it
I had abuse all my life I had ABA
ABA was most terrible
I never get be me had be still or I get hurt
I not be still I put alone I be hurt
I still be alone as adult
I twenty-five when get AAC to talk but only now is communication I can understand
people says I bad when have meltdown people don’t understand
is better I stimming is better I can say need with my pictures
I hate be make look be still I know if let do and learn my way
lots don’t listen me say I can’t be like they child say I can use computer they wrong
you don’t know what happening off the computer you don’t know I hitting me everyday you don’t know I screaming everyday you don’t know I needing help all time you don’t know me
listen to autistics they know
there is no good ABA it never be good
ABA is always always bad awful

(Written with Unity 144)