AssistiveWare - It's all there: Ruby with Proloquo2Go using the new Rosie voice

6-year-old Ruby, who was the youngest premature baby in England, diagnosed with autism and a speech disability, using Proloquo2Go for communication using the new child voice Rosie.

Disclaimer: Note that this video presents an unscripted case study and any statements made in the video pertain to this particular case and are not intended as a comprehensive product evaluation or recommendation. Different people have different needs and it is always recommended to get an AAC evaluation from an expert.

[Ruby playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star song]

[mother] She was very, very tiny when she was born. She only weighed 356 grams. So she would have fit into the palms of my hands.

And her hands just covered my little fingernail.

[teacher] I first met Ruby two years ago when she started to school, very much in her own bubble. She was the youngest premature baby in England.

She was described to me as a very challenging case.

[Ruby] I want computer, please, Mrs. Hollygreen.

[teacher] Good girl. Since Rudy has had the iPad her behavior has improved 95 percent.

I would be getting hit, um twenty, thirty times a day. Um, where now is I've worked all day today and she doesn't hit me at all.

The iPad and the software is allowing her to unlock her communication and communicate with me. And on a daily basis she absolutely amazes me.

It's your turn.

[Ruby] Will it be my turn?

[teacher] I've got Sofie on here, you ready? Yup.

What we've just done for the first time is got Rudy and Sofie to share using "My Turn" so they're learning to use the computer and share toys.

Ruby's not very good at sharing, currently at the moment and three weeks, four weeks ago she would have turned around and poked the child.

[mother] She is so into technology we've had to got iPhones and she just plays on those and works out how to do things.

You know, she doesn't need a lot of guidance. And as soon as she was given the iPad she was able to use it straight away.

[teacher] What do you want?

[Ruby] Ball please Mrs. Hollygreen.

[teacher] Good girl. Casey's turn.

[teacher] Ruby's turn.

[Ruby] I want ball please Casey.

[teacher] Give it to Casey then.

[Ruby] I want ball please Casey.

[teacher] Good girl.

[Casey using device] Thank you.

[teacher] For the first time today with the iPod Touch she was able to show me that she could chose the child, recognize the child and actually want to play with that child.

I've been with her 18 months and she's never been able to do that before without this equipment.

[mother] It's all there in her brain. And she can put the words together or the pictures and say what she wants. And that's what this does for her.

It gives her a voice.

[Ruby] Back up. Purple flowers.

[teacher] How many?

[Ruby] Three.

[teacher] It's made us aware that the knowledge was already inside her head. She was just unable to communicate it.

With the iPad and the iPod Touch and the software she's now been able to be assessed by a classroom teacher and myself and is on the national curriculum level.