Communication System for Autistics

[Karibou]

Great job! Once again, FIRST has helped the world by giving ordinary people the confidence to think outside the box and create new things that will help the world. This sounds like a really great system that will be very beneficial once it's off the ground. Congratulations on a (so far) successful project, and I hope to see this all over the news and the country/world(?) soon!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Great job! Once again, FIRST has helped the world by giving ordinary people the confidence to think outside the box and create new things that will help the world. This sounds like a really great system that will be very beneficial once it's off the ground. Congratulations on a (so far) successful project, and I hope to see this all over the news and the country/world(?) soon!

We hope the media sees it that way too! Thanks

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Wow, this is one of the greatest things that I have seen someone do, inside or outside of FIRST. Your creation of this system will not only improve peoples lives, but also save many famlies money. I hope you all the luck in the world to get that contract!

[R.C.]

WOW, this is amazing. Great job and Good Luck.

-RC

[synth3tk]

This is beyond amazing. Someone needs to invent a word of just how awesome you are, Falconmaster. It seems that everything I strongly believe in, you find a way to unknowingly express it, then act upon it.

I truly hope that you get that contract. Good luck!

[Rich Kressly]

Namaste, Fredi. With your permission, I'd like to pass this along to a few folks I know, including some autistic support teachers.

-Rich

[JaneYoung]

I often think about and wonder what the impact of FIRST will be on members of FIRST - now and further down the road. How their career choices will impact our world around us because of their interest in areas that they tapped into and developed while participating on a team. I also think about families and people I know who would be profoundly impacted by devices and use of technology in applications such as this. The possibilities created and awareness raised are cause for great celebration.

Keep on keepin' on Fredi, Karen, and 842.
Jane

[kramarczyk]

Awesome doesn't begin to cover it. As the father with an autistic son, thank you!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by kramarczyk

Awesome doesn't begin to cover it. As the father with an autistic son, thank you!

You are very welcome.
More info... the system works on Safari, chrome, explorer and Firefox.
It can be used on any internet connected device that uses a standard browser and has flash media player installed. Desktop, laptop, smartboard what ever! Once apple installs a flash player on their iphones and itouches then they can use the system too!

[Tom Bishop]

Hello Falconmaster,

This is really an awesome tool! My son is also Autistic. Although he has some language, and can ask for things, he has more trouble with expressing feelings and less concrete ideas. We have never tried to use one of these devices because of the expense.

I forwarded your initial post and the links to the social worker at my son's school and she to the speech therapist. It would be very cool if he could use this device to augment his speech.

Thanks for the excellent work!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by Tom Bishop

Hello Falconmaster,

This is really an awesome tool! My son is also Autistic. Although he has some language, and can ask for things, he has more trouble with expressing feelings and less concrete ideas. We have never tried to use one of these devices because of the expense.

I forwarded your initial post and the links to the social worker at my son's school and she to the speech therapist. It would be very cool if he could use this device to augment his speech.

Thanks for the excellent work!

You can sign up for one month and make as many pages as you want in that time. All pages should then be published offline. The website does that for you. Then quit the subscription. If you ever want to make more pages then sign up again. The best part about this is you select what ever pics you want and set up how many columns and rows you want per page and link the pages. You can get pics from Google, your own camera, what ever! So for $40 dollars you can have an AAC "device" equivalent to anything out on the market, more customizable than any $20k or $30k machine! He can use it at school, at home any where the pages have been published. It is easy to make the pages, we have tutorials on line once you register and we will have videos up soon. You can make a page in less than 10 min! If you decide to keep the subscription active for maore than one month, then he can access it from any internet active device that use a standard browser any where in the world. Hoep this makes a difference in your son's life like it has in my son's. Good Luck email me if you have any questions coachfredi@hotmail.com

[falconmaster]

Here is link to our newest video on how the system works on a UMPC

http://alexicomtech.community.office...om/videos.aspx

Thanks all.

We just ordered the Touchbook to test out our AAC system on a linux based machine.

[Mr. Pockets]

That's what I call inspirational! You really are doing an amazing thing and I wish you best of luck. Congrats and keep up the amazing work!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by Rich Kressly

Namaste, Fredi. With your permission, I'd like to pass this along to a few folks I know, including some autistic support teachers.

-Rich

Please by all means do. we want this out there to shake up the AAC world.

[falconmaster]

I am trying to find out how I can come across $300 to get the new Touch book that I think will showcase exactly how good this will work. It even comes with the back magnetized so that you could put it on the refrigerator for your son or daughter to use to request food.

http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/