Grid Player app - any thoughts or opinions?

[hazeyjane]

Ds's SALT wants to visit with a SALT who deals mainly with AAC, especially tech communication aids. She said that she would like to specifically look at Grid Player, to use with the i-pad, to see whether it would be suitable for ds (2.8, genetic condition, non verbal, fairly good understanding)

I just wondered whether anyone had any info or opinions?

Thankyou!

Ds has just been introduced to grid player, he's very interested in it and uses it to say a few basic demands( the ones he can say verbally !) but I think it's a bit hard for him and he would do better if it had less options and more stock phrases... However he's only been on it a couple of weeks so I'm going to see how it goes

Your ds is a lot older than my ds, strongcoffee, so the fact you feel it is too hard for him is interesting. The SALT said ds may be a bit young, but felt it might be something to start working on.

I had never heard of it before, so am glad that someone is using it!

iasku is quite a clever app. But it doesn't speak the words. My first AAC speaks the sentences. Try those Hazey.

The injini one looks quite good, certainly a bit simpler than the grid. I will ask SALT about it.

Does ds3 use anything like those, Sallybear?

Injini App is excellent. Try the free Injini and see how DS gets on with it. It's expensive to buy about £40 from memory. The iasku is like PECS really, you can also get the PECS stage 3 app as well which is also very good.

We have the injini preschool games app, which ds loves (although 'fire truck' has rather taken over recently!) but I hadn't seen the AAC one.

The grid player system iis a few hundred pounds, but his SALT thinks it could be a really good system for ds to learn.

The SALT is suddenly a lot more motivated, which is great, and I guess ds's new willingness to communicate is spurring the whole thing on. I find it exciting, whilst at the same time saddened by the fact he seems to be heading down a non verbal path.

A few hundred pounds??!!! Yikes!!!
I share your sadness about the non verbal path, but the fact that he is beginning to sign is truly amazing and awe inspiring. The urge is there.

I know, and I love the fact that he is so keen to tell us things, and 'talk', even if most of it seems to be 'helicopter' 'fireman' 'wizard of oz' 'hungry' and a rather odd crotch grab, that I think means poo! I suppose it is seeing my friend's ds say 'mummy' (he also has a genetic condition, and developmental delay), it just hit me in a 'take your breath away' moment.

The price of Grid also took my breath away! But I think it is because it is quite a complicated system, that can be built on, which is why I wondered about it being suitable for ds when he is so young.