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Hundreds of Local Autism EventsTREATMENTGetting Back the Gift of Gab: NexGen Handheld Computers Allow the Mute to Converse The latest assistive communication devices are here, and they

work a bit like your iPhone By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American bit.ly/18RH28 Birch lost his ability to speak in 2003 as the result of a brain aneurysm, but these days he is such a facile conversationalist he can ask for his favorite dinner—Ruby Tuesday Minis with fries and a raspberry iced tea—as well as harass his opponents after he defeats them at Texas Hold 'em. Of course, Birch, who turns 34 this week, is a polite resident of Cape Coral, Fla., who would never intentionally annoy anyone, but it is nice to have the same speech options as those who can speak on their own. Birch (who can walk with the aid of a cane) achieves this via an assistive communication device that allows him to tap out messages on a touch screen using a stylus. After his messages are

composed, the portable pad uses special software to announce his thoughts in a simulated tones that sound similar to 's own pre-aneurysmal voice. One out of eight people—roughly three million in the U.S.—cannot use their voice to communicate due to a variety of reasons, whether it is a birth condition such as autism or Down's syndrome, the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS—aka Lou Gehrig's Disease), or a traumatic event such a stroke or brain injury, says Jim Shea, vice president of marketing for Pittsburgh-based DynaVox Mayer-, which makes a range of assistive communication devices, including the V system that Birch uses. In a sign of things to come, DynaVox and other makers of assistive communication devices are moving beyond Windows-based systems like the V to emulate smart phones like Apple's iPhone that integrate dynamic touch screens, wireless Internet

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