Asking for help on his eye gaze AAC device is something we’ve wanted Joey to be able to do for a long time. We model the phrase “I need help” and try to encourage him to use the help icon as much as he can to tell us what he needs. And he will use it, occasionally.
Joey’s never been a fan of being given the specific words to use in any given situation. I learned this awhile ago when I tried to get him to use the word want. He used every possible word but want, and ended up working a lot harder than he needed to. [Read more…]