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6. Children Speak Their Minds

When I was a young child I had no AAC tools. I communicated by using gestures and by pointing to things. Later, I learned to use my grandfather's typewriter. It was fun. Children today have all sorts of AAC tools. I decided to find out if they like them. I asked some 7- and 8-year old children who go to LeConte School in Berkeley California the following question.

"What do you think about your low-tech communication system?" Here are their answers:

Derek: "I like it."

DeAndre: "Go slow spelling." (using alphabet)

Malcolm: "Like animal page . . . love lizard."

Rebecca: "I like it . . . pretty…go home…mine."

Thomas: "I like it . . . It's awesome."

These children feel about their communication devices the way I felt about that typewriter of my grandfather’s. What do you think?

This article appears in AS Volume 1, # 1.

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