2015 Daniel's T10 Communication Progress at GUSR
Daniel is severely challenged due to cerebral palsy, scoliosis, swallowing difficulties, and many other medical conditions. He cannot talk, independently walk/crawl/sit or having any functional use of his hands. He has to be tube-fed for his daily intakes.
Yet, Daniel is making a great progress with assistive technology (AT); talking with his speech generating device and driving hia power standing wheelchair.
Daniel also overcomes many obstacles in order to improve his communication progress in Live GUSR Performance.
Daniel uses his Tobbiidynavox T10 speech generating device for his speech and to access his living environment. He uses the Bluetooth technology for his speaker to enhance the sound system. He can turn on/off and change the intensity of his lights at his finger tip. Possibilities are endless with the current technology of an android device. Currently, Daniel selects and watches YouTube videos in the area that he is interested. He knows how to bookmarks his favorite videos.
He can stream local radio stations with home automation device. He listens to the 5 types Of Brain Waves Frequencies: Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta to improve the function of his cortex for mental health and relaxation to reduce his muscle tone.
His mother make discrete video modeling to further enhance his cognition, years before his received hbot therapy. He watches his own YouTube videos to reinforce his memory and learning experience.
Ref: http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2014/04/...