SLP Testimonial: “Without Hesitation, Avaz It Is!”
As we continue the transition from The Flintstones into The Jetsons age of technology, the process of selecting the perfect AAC app can be exasperating and overwhelming, due to the massive selection in the app store. At the present time, there are over 300 AAC apps in the store, each with subtle differences, but all […]
admin May 2nd, 2014
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Avaz FreeSpeech will revolutionize how you think about language!
Children have been using Avaz extensively till now, and it is an extremely successful AAC intervention for children with autism. Although Avaz allows for extensive literacy development in children with autism, there were still a few situations that were not addressed by this app. Namely, children with speech and developmental conditions using the app were […]admin April 10th, 2014
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Celebrate Christmas with Avaz
#searchform {display:none;} .grid_8 .head_title { width: 900px; } .entry ul li { list-style-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/list_item_star.png); } It’s finally our most favourite time of year! Christmas is all about love, family and memories. People are nicer to one another. More people smile.There’s a magic in the air. And to make the moments you share with your child […]admin December 20th, 2013
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Innovative uses of Avaz’s features!
Children with autism have a tough time adapting what they’ve learned in one physical environment (e.g., the therapist’s office or school) to others, including the home. Creating consistency in the child’s environment is the best way to reinforce learning. One important way is to find out what the child’s therapists are doing and continue their […]admin December 4th, 2013
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25% off on Avaz this Thanksgiving
#searchform {display:none;} .grid_8 .head_title{ margin-top: 20px; width:900px; } .entry ul li { list-style-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/list_item_star.png); } Thanksgiving is a time to simply say, Thank you. It is a time to take a moment, stop and think about all the wonderful blessings in our life and be grateful for our family and friends. And to make this […]admin November 27th, 2013
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Avaz Resource centers and the ‘Data Logging’ feature on Avaz
An Assistive Technology (AT) Library offers families and therapists the opportunity to preview or trial assistive technology devices for children and young adults. Thus, families of children with special needs can go to an AT library, have a look and trial the different AT devices the library has to offer. They can subsequently borrow a […]admin November 20th, 2013
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Sensory Processing Disorders
Sensory processing refers to our ability to take in information through our senses (touch, movement, smell, taste, vision and hearing), organise and interpret that information and make a meaningful response. For most people, this process is automatic. Children who have a Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), however, don’t experience such interactions in the same way. SPD […]admin November 12th, 2013
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Using Avaz with motor planning
In my last post, I spoke about how some kids with special needs are better at motor planning than picture identification. In a nutshell, kids who tend towards motor planning can ‘remember’ a movement sequence that leads to selecting a word, and learn to associate that movement sequence with the word. It’s another way of […]admin August 16th, 2013
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Contest Winner – Independence Day
Thank you all for participating in our Fourth of July – Independence Day contest. We were overwhelmed with the response! A $50 iTunes gift card is on its way to Toby & McKade, who sent in this winning entry of McKade using Avaz to tell his parents what he would like to do each day. […]admin July 24th, 2013
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Tags: 4th of july, AAC, aac advantages, autism, Avaz, communication, contest, fourth of july, independence day, Independence day contest, parent
Approaches to Better Communication
It is widely known that children with developmental or language disabilities like autism have difficulties with identifying words from their sound or spelling. They need a different way of identifying words and using them to build their language and communication skills. In an interesting conversation with an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) expert we discussed […]admin July 15th, 2013
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Tags: AAC, autism, Avaz, communication, LAMP, Language Acquisition through Motor Planning, parent, PECS, Picture Exchange Communication System, strategy
