Ipad App Continues To Help Children With Autism To Communicate

By Author: Munish Bhardwaj
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Children with language delays, cognitive impairment and autism have shown significant improvement in their language skills by the use of a picture exchange communication device.
Expressive, the iPad and iPhone app that has helped many children with Autism to communicate, has released another major update on February 26, 2011. This update further solidifies Expressive as a simple
yet powerful communication device. Expressive works by building storyboards of images which are organized in categories. Children with language delays, cognitive impairment and autism have shown
significant improvement in their language skills by the use of a picture exchange communication device.Many times, parents are faced with not only expensive prices for picture exchange devices but also difficult to use applications or devices. Expressive brings to the table two key and important solutions for parents and educators: intuitive design and affordability. Expressive contains a preset library of over 400 words and images with two voices: male or female. Previous updates allowed users to add their own images, words and voice.
Version ...
... 1.2 brings the following new features and enhancements:

• Improved response time
• Improved Graphics
• Categories are now color coordinated for visual learners

Expressive has continued to receive recognition and positive reviews primarily for being one of the easiest AAC apps to set up. A sample of the reviews on iTunes quickly point out these strengths that have kept it at a consistent 4 star average:
This is a very user friendly AAC app for anyone! Great voices, graphics and performance! The update Really helped in many ways” writes AAC girl February 26 reviewing the current update
This is a very good basic entry level AAC app. It is inexpensive and easy to use” writes LSHteacher The app is responsive, even on older devices, and works well. So if you are in the market for a mid-level
Communication device/app this is might be a good option for you.” Writes Patrick on iEar.org and at Teaching All Students Blog.
The slick design on Expressive in combination with the already amazing design of the iPad gives many students who were once stigmatized by the use of a dedicated device, a status of “cool”. Given its colorful
organization, the interface on the Expressive 1.2 is very attractive and appealing to children with Autism. Expressive was featured on the "Autism Hangout" Podcast and the “TUAW.COM” and on GeekSLP
TV#12 as an app that is helping students with special needs to communicate and learn. “It’s not about which app has the most features, it’s about which app best fits the needs of the student” says Author, a speech and language pathologist and developer of Expressive in her blog “expressive brings
simplicity, intuition and easy customization, features lacking in many apps”

Educators, parents and children alike love the “cool” factor of an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch with Expressive and how it gives individuals the ability to that many of us take for granted: a voice to “express” one’s self.
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