After months of (nagging) persuading...
I finally successfully convinced him that getting Trevy an iPad is a need
So after Trevy's nap (3 hour naps are torture sometimes!) we piled the kiddos in the car and set out for our nearest Apple store.
Which upon entering it became abundantly clear...
We are so not cool enough to hang there!
The place was positively teeming with people and gizmos of all shapes and sizes! And the noise. I could hardly think! It was a bit of sensory overload for Trevy, actually. Because he's non-verbal(ish) I have become a master at reading his body lingo. He was radiating insecurity ques. Mute. Wide (panicked) eyes. Repetitive pulling of the belly region of his shirt in-out-in-out-in-out. Clingy. Pointing at the exit.
I swooped Trevy up and went for a walk while daddy endured the up-sell attempt by the spiky haired sales dude.
I'll tell ya who wasn't insecure though...
Toby and Bri! Can you believe my little nerds figured out how to connect two of the display models and played Uno together!
The whole 45 minute ride home they were buzzing about all the stuff they couldn't wait to do with the iPad!
Junkies!
It provided lots of (my) entertainment listening to Toby verbally guide Jonathan (who was stumped often) through the set up process!
::smile::
I don't think Jonathan appreciated my laughter.
Finally they were able to snuggle up and start playing!
Trevy was really confused at first. We fondly call his confused face The Lost Puppy look. Any time something deviates from his norm...he gets that look about him. And he's so used to the computer being big. And at a desk. So to suddenly have it in his lap?
He just wasn't quite sure what to do about it.
He even pushed it back to me when I tried to give it to him.
But it didn't take too long for all the wonderful Cause & Effect to
shhhhhhhlooooooop
suck him right in!
Trevy (ahem...and his parents) needs all the cool people's help though!
Cause we're having issues finding appropriate (preferably free) apps to upload?
If you've found goodies...pretty please share the wealth with a comment!
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I want Proloque2go but not till I am sure it works. The speech therapist is going to try the iPod touch with her in the fall and we will ask Santa for it for Christmas if it looks successful in school. Speaking of school....two more weeks....thank God! There isn't a chewy in the house that hasn't had it's top bit off.
Good luck (And I fully expect app reviews from you now since I hope to be next on the list! We planned to wait until next gen, but I just don't think I can... Dylan NEEDS!)
Shannon...Firstly - hi! I just peeked at your blog. Dylan is adorable! Both of them are actually. :) I've been lusting after an iPad for MONTHS now! I have been to babieswithipads! Love her blog. Great idea! Totally used it to persuade the hubs! Well that...and the fact that we've never ever purchased any piece of therapy equipment yet. :) It's certainly pricey. But with how engaged Trevy...I'm hoping it earns it's value within the month! And I promised to not purchase any apps for awhile...and just make due with freebies.
Which btw...there are ABA app flashcards for FREE!
...danielle
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...danielle
I am so looking forward to hearing more about your *ahem* Trvor's new toy!
...danielle
My Mom (who is an I Pad junkie also : ) told me to tell you to go to apps store on the I Pad desktop, then go to top charts and then the top charts has two columns and one column is all the free apps.
Good luck!
Karen
...danielle
I often wonder if Colby had been born 20 years later, would he have seen benefit from these great new gadgets at an early age? Oh well....Can't go back!!!
So keep us posted on how things go...Love LOVE the photos (as always!)
Cyndi