What would Christmas be without a trip to see Santa when you are a child? Many of my young friends who use speech generating devices enjoyed this time honored tradition in the weeks up until Christmas. One young girl told Santa "I want a iPad puzzle", "I want Dad", another young boy told Santa, "I want iPad", and yet another youngster told the jolly old elf to bring her "pizza". One of my teenagers asked for a DVD. What do all these requests have in common, besides being made by children? They were all made by children using their speech generating devices, including the Vantage Lite by Prentke-Romich Company. With these devices, the boys and girls were able to share their Christmas lists with Santa and their families, despite the inability to speak verbally the way that most of use do. One young friend uses his Dynavox V device to sing Christmas carols and play video clips of Christmas cartoons- making him a big hit with his friends
So, however you say it, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
