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Hi Kathy

Sorry to hear this.Has mitchell had any in the booth testing done to see how he

is doing with only his n24c?..Have you asked him why he turns it off?

Love Dora

we are back

Hi everyone

and I (and the rest of the family) are back from our

holidays. I sure had a lot of reading to do!

We have only been home 3 days and his N22 has broken down. Last

night I used it as a good reason why he could only use the N24 but

today he has gone back to the Spectra (which he really doesnt like)

Wearing the N24 on its own isnt getting any easier and being busy on

holidays hasnt helped. I think every time I checked he had it

switched off. I must have asked him 5 or 6 times a day and sometimes

I would switch it back on and watch as he walked away and when he

thought I couldnt see him he would switch it back off. I am going to

have to be firm with him but at the same time I dont want him to

resent us for getting it for him. What it comes down to is " you can

lead a horse to water but you cant make it drink " It really is up to

him to make it work and I am going to have to find a way to convince

him that he really does want it to work. Any suggestions? We see

his audi again this week and I will talk to him about it but I think

he will be very dissapointed as is one of his " star "

students as he has always done so well and I am sure he had high

hopes for him. Dont get me wrong, I am not about to give up yet and

I Have to remember he has only been switched on for 8 weeks, but it

gets very frustrating for me when I feel I have to fight

every inch of the way.

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest it has been two weeks

since I have been able to let of some steam.

Kathy

mum to N22 Feb97 N24 Mar03 bilateral

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Kathy,

Welcome back from the holidays..

Sorry to hear you are still having problems with not wanting

to leave his processor on for the N24.. Have you tried talking to him

to see if there's anything specific that is bothering him?

I know he's young, but maybe he can explain to you exactly what it is

that is bothering him.

Other than that, I don't have any magic words of wisdom for you..

wish I did..

maybe a different speech strategy would make a difference with the

different processor? what strategy does he have on the N22? on the

N24?

I'm glad you feel comfortable enough here to let us know what is

happening, and if we can'd do any more than provide emotional

support, that's what we're here for.

Hang in there and keep us informed.

Hugs,

Silly

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Kathy,

I am going to assume that you still have ACE programs

on the 3G and the more you post about 's

reluctance to wear his newer processor the more I

believe he is one of those who prefers SPEAK.

I'm really sorry that this is so frustrating for all

of you and it should not be. It should be a time of

great pleasure and accomplishments.

I would have been very frustrated with SPEAK on my new

processor and have ACE on both. Isn't there any

possibility of at least letting him try SPEAK on the

newer side? He will still have the benefits of the

3G.

I'm glad you are back and also glad you feel

comfortable venting here. That is what we are for and

not just sharing the good things. Support means just

that...so keep posting and hopefully we can help.

We're gonna try anyway.

<smile>

Alice

N24 11/99

M24C 04/03

Bilateral

[Guest guest]

we are back from vacation, we had a great time. just wanted to let

everyone know.