Post by damarasmom on Dec 14, 2009 21:15:40 GMT -5
Well, we had our ARD meeting today to only go over the assistive technology that they were testing on Damara for at school.
She is required to be tested on the computer as all children are at her school. She could not use the mouse, we tried 3 different size and style mouses for her. None of them worked, by the time she got the pointer over the answer she would run out of time and therefore failing EVERY test. Well, they ordered and got a touch screen for the computer. She has blown everyone away. She is testing wonderfully and is so pleased with herself that she can do it! The only problem is she comes home and starts hitting our monitor, I tried to explain that Mommy & Daddy cannot afford such a thing...she is too funny!
They also have incorporated a picture board (electronic) that says phrases that she presses. I haven't seen this in action, but they say she is catching on and that they will allow it to come home. We are going to ask to send it home for the Christmas break...but she has improved so much just with these 2 items. I am so very happy they were willing to invest into these items for her!
We are so happy...I hope to be able to "play" with her device over the break, I want to see how she communicates with it!
She is required to be tested on the computer as all children are at her school. She could not use the mouse, we tried 3 different size and style mouses for her. None of them worked, by the time she got the pointer over the answer she would run out of time and therefore failing EVERY test. Well, they ordered and got a touch screen for the computer. She has blown everyone away. She is testing wonderfully and is so pleased with herself that she can do it! The only problem is she comes home and starts hitting our monitor, I tried to explain that Mommy & Daddy cannot afford such a thing...she is too funny!
They also have incorporated a picture board (electronic) that says phrases that she presses. I haven't seen this in action, but they say she is catching on and that they will allow it to come home. We are going to ask to send it home for the Christmas break...but she has improved so much just with these 2 items. I am so very happy they were willing to invest into these items for her!
We are so happy...I hope to be able to "play" with her device over the break, I want to see how she communicates with it!
Thats sounds great! Keep us updated on her progress.
