Proloquo2go

Having the opportunity to work within a private, special need school, we cater to students with many social, emotional and behavioral disorders.  Each student is placed in the school and has their own individualized plan in order to help them succeed to their highest potential.  Many of our Autistic students do possess verbal communication skills, but there is one specific student who struggles with expressing his wants and needs. This student began using a piece of assistive technology at home that was suggested by the at home behaviorist, which then prompted him to use at school as well.

Proloquo2go is an iPad based application that uses symbols and speech as a form of communication for students who are unable to speak.  This application became very resourceful for one particular student in our school when he regressed in his speech and communication skills.  Although he had the capability of verbally conversing with teachers and peers, Proloquo2go gave this student the opportunity to initiate conversations and express his needs appropriately.  This application was extremely easy for the student to utilize and we have seen tremendous progress with his communication and less tantrums.