She appreciated having more options of what to say, and more words on the page. Don’t be afraid to make a change! Magali started with her son Ludovic with a book with 9 symbols per page and moved to a 12. There are other page sets you might consider.Ĭompare the book you first selected to your other options. Maybe you started out more advanced and want to consider the earlier books. Maybe you started with a very early book and now want to explore one with more symbols on the page. Check in with the therapists and other family members. Now that you’ve explored the PODD and started modeling, its time to figure out whether your first pick was the right book. Consider your pageset: is this the right one? All these messages, and many more, are right there in SOMETHING IS WRONG. Look for chances to model that you feel SICK, that something HURTS, that you are HUNGRY or COLD. These are powerful messages for every person to be able to say. The blue SOMETHING IS WRONG links to I DON’T LIKE THIS, so you might say SOMETHING IS WRONG, that HURTS, I DON’T LIKE THIS, it is MEAN. We can only help them make it better if we know something is wrong in the first place. Show your son or daughter that they can complain. Look for every chance to model how your son or daughter can use words to criticize the things they don’t like. The pathway for I DON’T LIKE THIS is how your child can explain the room is too noisy, they find something scary, someone was mean, or they find something frustrating.ĭon’t underestimate the power of negative opinions! Expressing what you don’t like is a life skill that can help you be safe. If you know what your child likes and doesn’t like, then you can plan how to maximize the good and reduce the bad. Explaining what we don’t like is important to keep us safe. Show your son or daughter how they can express negative opinions with I DON’T LIKE THIS. You even have some blank spaces to add the trendy slang that your child’s peers currently use. All those positive words are at your fingertips. Maybe this movie is your FAVORITE, the play dough cookie is YUMMY, or your child is simply FANTASTIC. If you don’t see the word you want right away, then don’t forget to TURN THE PAGE for more options. No matter what is happening at any given moment, we can always express an opinion about it! Pile on the praise with I LIKE THIS words. If you chose the PODD 15+, then these will be combined under one teal-colored I THINK THIS IS… Select these messages and you will find lots of options to help you finish your message. Both of these messages are the color teal. If you chose the PODD 15 page set, then you have these as two separate messages: I LIKE THIS and I DON’T LIKE THIS. One of the easiest pathways to start with is expressing opinions. ![]() SimPODD has pathways that help us form messages. Erin’s daughter Maggie is a teenager and the word DON’T/NOT is an important part of her vocabulary. If there is a certain word you use a lot, consider adding it to these pages. Your chat words are where you will find everything from UH OH! to I DON’T UNDERSTAND, to I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM. ![]() Maybe you will model “I think you are FINISHED. If your child is tired of doing something, you can model STOP and FINISHED. If your child is impatient, you can model HURRY UP! You can even model, “I think you want me to HURRY UP but I need you to WAIT!” You’ll likely find polite words like PLEASE and THANK YOU on page 1b. These same words and messages are in the gold Chat folder and the brown Greet and Manners folder in your digital simPODD.Ĭhat words are your quick messages. Your paper PODD book has “chat” words on the first two pages, 1a and 1b. Modeling is how we show someone how their AAC works and the messages they could say with it. Seriously! We teach our children to use AAC by using it ourselves. ![]() If you haven't done these steps yet, then we suggest you go back to New to simPODD? Start here! explored how we form messages in simPODD.made a habit of carrying your simPODD everywhere.personalized some key parts of the app, like adding your child’s favorite people, places, characters, or foods.Welcome to the next stage in your simPODD journey.
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