This is another reason we need a talking device for Maeve, the PECs often become a toy for both girls. At least once a day I have to pull an icon out of Josie's mouth since she has found out how fun it is to chew on them. Josie is perfectly capable of asking for something verbally but if I take too long in responding she usually goes to the PECs book, grabs the correct icon to shove in my face and yells her request. Anyways, the PECs book just is not big enough to carry all the icons that Maeve will ever need to use during her lifetime. I am not being a pessimist on Maeve developing speech, I am being a realist, PECs or sign language may be the most functional form of communication that she has and I want her to excel at it. I want to carry on conversations with my girls and I feel the best way to do that with Maeve is to get an iPad with the Proloquo2go software. As of now it is out of my reach and I seriously doubt the school district will purchase one for her but they may surprise me yet. I know we are supposed to have an assessment for Maeve before her next IEP to determine which device the school district will provide. I have this vision in my head that it will be some huge, bulky, impractical squawk box that is armored due to the fact that Maeve is still young and not the most careful child on the planet. I don't know...all I do know is that PECs are great up to a point but once the child reaches an advanced level it becomes more of a hindrance then a help. If I can't have speech in Maeve's own voice, darn it, I want her to speak to me through a talking device!
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