Discussions - AAC Parents

	Happy Thanksgiving!
	Wishing everyone a quiet, uneventful and peace-filled day with family & friends! I hope that all of us may find reason for thanks amidst the normal, happy chaos of life. Merlie (Jessie's mom.....the coolest teenager in the world) Always remember......the mighty oak is just one little crazy nut that... more » By weerunsk...@aol.com - Nov 26 - 2 new of 2 messages

Telling Time

To Parents of kids who us the VMax, I was hoping to get ideas on how your kids' pages are set up to tell time. My daughter mainly uses a 40-button page which has been functional when she first started learning how to tell time. We were able to program the hours and increments of 5. Now that she is learning to tell time up to the... more »

By Chris and Vicky Opipari - Nov 23 - 3 new of 3 messages

	Digest for aacparents@googlegroups.com - 6 Messages in 1 Topic
	Dear Amy and Denise I rarely post but what you said about Melanie and Kendra made me think how like my daughter they are, she has always wanted to speak but now at 15 makes very pragmatic decisions about what is the best way of communicating in each/every situation. Here is something she and 2 friends put together... more » By lizmou...@aol.com - Nov 22 - 2 new of 2 messages

parent teacher conference...input needed

apparently, Kendra got the highest score on the common testing in her class, for reading. Although they say she reads at a second grade level, which I can attest to. This scenarios suggests 2 things to me. She can comprehend and manipulate the grade level materials, when they are read to her. It also suggests that their tesing methods... more »

By Ebunny59 - Nov 20 - 13 new of 13 messages

	Report card....grrr
	Amy, Instead of telling them to use minspeak maybe you could say........thinking out loud gee I wonder if we could use her eco and see if she knows what catalogue it is under and that might trigger he thoughts to find the word? Our son goes to Landmark and right now what they are teaching the... more » By mcdalz...@aol.com - Nov 14 - 3 new of 3 messages

Report card....grrr

I don't really mind her report card, 4 Bs and a C-. That is all regular classes, except language, which she is working really really hard at. Goal: Kendra will use her aug. device to repair communication breakdowns in the classroom and speech room 6/10 times. IEP progress report: and I quote " Minimal progress- She does not like to use the... more »

By Ebunny59 - Nov 13 - 1 new of 1 message

	Vantage Lite for Sale
	Hi All I have a brand new Vantage Lite for sale on ebay right now. My child received one through an agency so we don't need the one that we had ordered. If anyone is interested just send me an email or check out Susan By Sueshem - Nov 9 - 1 new of 1 message

	No child left behind (survey for a college student)
	Good Morning Everyone My daughter (Amber) is doing a research paper on the No Child Left Behind act and needs to get as many people as possible to complete this attached survey (it takes just a couple of minutes and there is no need to give any personal info such as names or addresses)... more » By weerunsk...@aol.com - Nov 9 - 3 new of 3 messages

	IEP meeting
	Hi all, Hope all is well. It's so quiet here lately I'm almost afraid of waking someone up with my post. lol We have an IEP meeting coming up this Tuesday. It's mainly to cross some t's and dot some i's but it is also a good time to revamp a few programs since Trisha is moving along very quickly so it's time to up the ante so to... more » By Trishasmom - Nov 8 - 9 new of 9 messages

therasuit therapy

Hi, I´m sorry to ask you about this as it is not related to CAA but I know you moms will probably be able to help. The thing is our physiotherapist is willing to do some training on therasuit therapy and she´d have to go to USA as it is the only place where they offer that. Do you by any chance know about this therapy or any contact that could help?... more »

By Ana Saavedra - Nov 5 - 1 new of 1 message