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A fine tip permanent marker works perfect to fill in your information! I have other boards in my shop for young adults and older adults.Īt the bottom is a line to add your information. This specific device is geared towards children. These are rigid plastic and are waterproof! No need to worry about taking it to the beach, pool, in the rain, etc! Only one board will fit within this specific lanyard. *You could add more than 1 board to a lanyard by adding a connector. Just bought it a few weeks ago but I am seeing slightly more verbalization- at least "I'm frustrated," or "I'm mad" gets announced, which is a helpful starting point.HandyTalker™ is the original portable, waterproof AAC communication board that allows you to easily communicate basic needs with your loved ones! These are fiber reinforced plastic, 3 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall attached to an included black lanyard. I have brought out the key ring for my child's own expression of feelings, but it's always more effective if we've done the role play within a few days. We've gone through several scenarios this way, and I think my child is catching on that you can walk your way down the intensity of emotions. After the first time I did this with action figures, my child picked it up and started interacting with the characters the same way. We keep walking down the intensity of emotions this way. then we check in, and it's on the keyring picture of "content". Then, I check in with the character, and it's down to "sad" on the key ring, so we discuss what it's like to not be able to play with your toy of choice for a while. Then, I maybe suggest that it share and let the other action figure play with the whatever right now, and hey look, there's a car over there that you can play with for a while, until your toy of choice is available again. So, I interact with the character, ask it to verbalize its feelings, and make it say "I'm mad because I was playing with the (whatever)", which is a less intense emotion than frustrated, and we flip to that picture on the key ring. and it goes with "frustrated", which is the most intense emotion on the ring. I then pick up the keyring and ask the character how it's feeling. You can flip through feeling faces in various stages of strong emotion, and incorporate this tool into role play/discussions.įor example, when my kid is fine and playing with action figures, I might pick one up and instigate a fight with one of the other characters, then work one up into meltdown level drama. I've been trying to come up with ways to work with my very verbal preschooler who goes almost completely non-verbal and physical when upset, and I've turned to ASD-responsive products for help.
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