proloquo2go
Proloquo2Go, $189.99, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8
Description: This app helps people who have difficulty in speaking. They are able to tab on the picture to initiate speech and a voice is used (which is personalized toward the person using the app) to say whatever was tapped. This app also uses vocabulary that is age appropriate by having someone who is familiar with the AAC vocabulary design input the information about the person’s vocabulary level.
Consumer Information:
· 622 ratings
· 4 stars
· Critical: “I bought Proloquo2Go for my 7-year-old son who has Down syndrome and autism. He is completely non-verbal and we mostly communicate through sign language. His school put him in the iPad program and just started using Proloquo with him before the end of the school year. I had heard of it and it had been recommended by various 'experts' as the best AAC app out there. I decided to get it to work with him over the summer so that he'd be ready to use it more at school in the fall. Well, what a frustrating experience. The app is way too complex and after reading the directions (which aren't great), I was able to set up our own user space. It took a lot of time. Then, Proloquo updated the app, multiple times. Now I can no longer edit a single button in a simple way and I'm going to have to go back to the drawing board and read the directions all over again, yet another waste of time!!!!!! My son has not been that accepting of it at home since we know what he wants without using it, but I hoped he would see it as an avenue to be able to express more. He does not see it that way, he sees it as a chore. Why? Because it is a chore! It's too laborious to be motivating for my son to use. Not sure why this app is so expensive. What a waste of money for us.”
· Favorable: “Proloquo2Go is a high-tech AAC device that is affordable and accessible! Unlike his heavier springboard, my 4-year-old son (with low muscle tone) is able to carry the iphone and use Proloquo2Go in various locations such as the part and grocery store. I don't have to worry about spending thousands of dollars (as with traditional high-tech aac devices) to replace it if he drops the device. My typical 2-year-old daughter is able to navigate the screens to help my son make choices! We love being able to take pictures of relevant items while on the go and then use them to set up choices for him to make or to use in story telling later. There is an expansive vocabulary set that includes activity sets and phrases. For example, there is a cars activity set that we use while playing with cars to describe their movements and sounds. Although we use it primarily for greetings, making choices and describing activities at this point (where he is right now) there is an entire language system in place that we model and he will use when he is ready. We like the ability to change numbers and size of icons displayed as his needs change and output voice so that it sounds like a boy!”
Category: social, communication, and independence
Rationale: Although Jackson can vocalize his basic desires, this app would allow him to better vocalize more sophisticated thoughts. He has never used a communication device because he hasn’t needed one but this would be a good app for him to try out.
Description: This app helps people who have difficulty in speaking. They are able to tab on the picture to initiate speech and a voice is used (which is personalized toward the person using the app) to say whatever was tapped. This app also uses vocabulary that is age appropriate by having someone who is familiar with the AAC vocabulary design input the information about the person’s vocabulary level.
Consumer Information:
· 622 ratings
· 4 stars
· Critical: “I bought Proloquo2Go for my 7-year-old son who has Down syndrome and autism. He is completely non-verbal and we mostly communicate through sign language. His school put him in the iPad program and just started using Proloquo with him before the end of the school year. I had heard of it and it had been recommended by various 'experts' as the best AAC app out there. I decided to get it to work with him over the summer so that he'd be ready to use it more at school in the fall. Well, what a frustrating experience. The app is way too complex and after reading the directions (which aren't great), I was able to set up our own user space. It took a lot of time. Then, Proloquo updated the app, multiple times. Now I can no longer edit a single button in a simple way and I'm going to have to go back to the drawing board and read the directions all over again, yet another waste of time!!!!!! My son has not been that accepting of it at home since we know what he wants without using it, but I hoped he would see it as an avenue to be able to express more. He does not see it that way, he sees it as a chore. Why? Because it is a chore! It's too laborious to be motivating for my son to use. Not sure why this app is so expensive. What a waste of money for us.”
· Favorable: “Proloquo2Go is a high-tech AAC device that is affordable and accessible! Unlike his heavier springboard, my 4-year-old son (with low muscle tone) is able to carry the iphone and use Proloquo2Go in various locations such as the part and grocery store. I don't have to worry about spending thousands of dollars (as with traditional high-tech aac devices) to replace it if he drops the device. My typical 2-year-old daughter is able to navigate the screens to help my son make choices! We love being able to take pictures of relevant items while on the go and then use them to set up choices for him to make or to use in story telling later. There is an expansive vocabulary set that includes activity sets and phrases. For example, there is a cars activity set that we use while playing with cars to describe their movements and sounds. Although we use it primarily for greetings, making choices and describing activities at this point (where he is right now) there is an entire language system in place that we model and he will use when he is ready. We like the ability to change numbers and size of icons displayed as his needs change and output voice so that it sounds like a boy!”
Category: social, communication, and independence
Rationale: Although Jackson can vocalize his basic desires, this app would allow him to better vocalize more sophisticated thoughts. He has never used a communication device because he hasn’t needed one but this would be a good app for him to try out.
