The idea for MyVoice has been a long time coming. As parents of a child with autism, we understand, at a very deep level, the desire to be able to communicate with your child even on a basic level, and the frustration of not being able to do so. We experimented with many many different methods of communication, from sign language to icon boards, and none were satisfactory. Some were free (sign language) and some were very expensive (thousands of dollars for a dedicated AAC device) but they all suffered from the same flaw: they required an abstract connection between a thing and a concept that our daughter wasn’t getting. A picture board solved this to some degree but was neither portable nor easily modifiable. Enter MyVoice. It allowed us to create a “digital” picture board as well as let her hear the phrase spoken every time she requested something. She not only heard the phrase, but she heard it in the exact same way every single time. After a few weeks of using MyVoice, she began to get it. In the 10 years since her diagnosis she’s never used a word appropriately (except in mimicking what we said) until now. Now, on occasion she’ll say the word before touching the picture. Her temper tantrums (which were mostly due to lack of an ability to express her desires) have dramatically reduced. Now we’d like to try to do the same thing for other non-communicative children, and help some charities along the way.

Click here for more info–>www.discovermyvoice.com