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Originally Posted by wayner
My daughter has a neurological disorder in the autism spectrum and is unable to talk for the most part. She uses a communication device called a Dynavox V5 that is essentially a portable touchscreen PC that is about 3 inches thick and about the length and width of an iPad. This device runs WinXP, takes about 5 minutes to boot up, has about a 3 hour battery life and weighs 5 pounds. Did I also mention that it costs about $8,000? This device is about to be made obsolete by the iPad. The iPad will be absolutely fabulous for this type of application.
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This is why I love the technology! I have read an article on The Age recently on an app for iPhone/iPad for autistic children. Apparently it is suppose to replace the cards used for communication and it is showing some great result with affected kids.
Kids bond with technology much better then us old foggies - they can probably get more use out of these gadget than we can even imagine!