Today's Giveaway: So Much 2 Say - Picture Communication ($19.99 app!)

I have TWO copies of this picture communication app. If you need a fully customizable, user -friendly AAC app then you'll want to enter this giveaway!

I haven't used So Much 2 Say myself but it has a great reputation among parents, teachers and SLPs.

And our very own Deanne says that this is a great, customizable AAC app for first-time users, those with limited mobility and individuals who respond well to 'real' pictures rather than symbols. And I trust Deanne, she's very clever.

If you'd like to win a copy, please comment below. Winners will be posted on August 4th at 4pm, EST, U.S.

To celebrate Close 2 Home Apps 1st birthday they have reduced the price of this app to $9.99 for the month of August so now is a good time to buy So Much 2 Say. Please support Smart Apps for Kids by using our lovely button to purchase.

 

From iTunes✯✯✯  

The all NEW Drag 'n Drop Network Sharing Feature allows you to copy cards/categories to/from other iPads running So Much 2 Say!

✯ Awarded 3rd place for 2011 Best App Ever Award in Best Special Needs App iOS category

❝I highly recommend So Much 2 Say for the beginning communicator who needs a cost effective fully flexible and customizable communication system.❞ - Dr. Robin Parker on techinspecialed.com - http://bit.ly/wFQl20

So Much 2 Say is a picture communication AAC iPad app that is designed specifically for individuals with cognitive and language impairment. With flexible page layout options ranging from a single card per page to multiple pages of categories, So Much 2 Say is well suited to adapt and grow right along side with the Learner. Intuitive configuration options and fast card creation allow for virtually anyone to quickly update and tune So Much 2 Say to best fit the needs of the Learner in multiple settings.

New card/category creation in seconds. Have an iPad2? Use the built-in cameras to make cards of new objects on the spot. Or choose from any picture in your own photo library or one of our included images.

Features:
✔ Drag 'n Drop sharing of card/categories between multiple iPads
✔ Simple design makes it easy to meet the specific needs of each individual
✔ Flexible layout options - card or category-based navigation and 1 to 12 objects per page
✔ Simple and fast card creation
✔ Use the iPad’s built-in camera to create cards instantly
✔ or choose from built-in images or your own photo library
✔ Scroll lock button to help prevent accidental swiping between pages
✔ Configurable Black or Purple background colors
✔ Card filtering - quickly search the app card library for the cards you want to make visible
✔ Optional passcode protected “edit” mode
✔ Record your own natural, familiar voice

Benefits:
✔ Can be used by individuals of all ages with or without prior experience with AAC systems or devices
✔ Can be used in conjunction with other AAC systems
✔ Encourages a communication exchange between the Learner and a Communicative Partner
✔ Spend less time configuring - more time for communicating

Great for individuals with
✔ Cognitive and language impairment
✔ Non-verbal language disorders
✔ Autism
✔ Apraxia
✔ Dysarthia
✔ Parkinson’s
✔ ALS
✔ Aphasia
✔ Stroke complications
✔ Traumatic Brain Injury

Many AAC apps target higher functioning learners, and, to their credit, serve that population very well. However, there is a significant hole in the AAC app landscape for individuals with significant intellectual disabilities. We designed So Much 2 Say from the ground up with the intention to fill that hole. There is no longer a need to spend hundreds of dollars on an app filled with features that are unsuitable to the individual.

So Much 2 Say was developed with two distinct classes of users in mind: the Learner and the Administrator. The Administrator is one of several people that work with the Learner (parents, therapists, teachers, school & hospital staff, etc.) who make changes to the app’s configuration as the Learner progresses. We believe that both classes of users’ needs must be catered to in order to realize the full potential of the learning process.

We’ve simplified the interface to the bare necessities: the cards themselves. In it’s simplest form, you have a single card. Touch the card, and you hear a familiar voice, verbalizing what was tapped. As the Learner progresses, more cards can be made visible. Once multiple pages of cards are being routinely accessed, the concept of categories can be introduced, and the Learner can navigate in a more hierarchical fashion.

 

Comments

[Diane Dynes]

I put a comment up above but I am still unsure if I have correctly entered for this giveaway?

[Valerie]

I could use this with so many of my students.

[melody]

This would be a great tool to use for my son who is also austic

[Lori Percy]

This would be great to use with my daughter. currently, we use laminated sketch pictures velcroed to a board on the fridge. now, that she's a little more mobile - they seem to keep disappearing :)

[Mary tucker. 15380 ebson road. Fulton il 61252]

my daughter is nonverbal and would greatly benefit from this app. We are trying to open up some form of communication with her.

[ilana]

Great for the classroom with autistic students.

[Melissa]

This could be exactly what I am looking for! I think my son could really benefit from this!

[Johannah Back]

I would love to enter my name in for this app for my daughter. She is 6 and has DS. Thank you! Love your web site!

[Petia Williams]

Oh this app would be wonderful for my three year old who is on the spectrum and younger brother who is enroute to diagnosis.

[Alicia Bodine]

My daughter has Angelman Syndrome and is non-verbal. An iPad is being donated to her this week and I'd love to ad this app.

[Valerie]

As a speech therapist working with a few nonverbal kids, this app would be an amazing addition!
Thanks for the opportunity!

[S Sullivan]

My daughter had a developmental disibility and could really benefit from this program> :)

[Brandi]

I would so love to win this app for my 2 year old non-verbal son! We are just getting started with PECS and AACs and I know this would help him so much. Thanks for sharing this opportunity with us :)

[Marya]

Would love to try this with my son who has Down syndrome!

[Kimberly Moody]

I would love to win this app. My youngest is 23 months old and isnt talking so we could use all the help we can get!

[corina marmolejo]

Would love to give this a try with my non-verbal 4 yr old.

[Lana Rush]

Looks awesome! Would love to win!

[Jessica Watkins]

I could definitely benefit from this app! I love easy to customize AAC, I have many students who are non verbal to try this with!

[Jessika Van Spronsen]

My son would feel lest frustrations about his communicating if he had this app! Thanks for sharing the benefits of it!

[Ehallman@yahoo.com]

Hope not too late. This would be great for one of my students. He is nonverbal and has autism.

[Beth Owen]

My son has Down Syndrome and Autism and is non verbal. He has always been resistant to signing, and does use Pecs in a limited way, but doesn't always recognize the picture symbols. This would be wonderful for him, as he reponds really well to photos. How fantastic that it has been specially developed for kids who don't function at a high level. Thanks for making us aware of it!

[Rhonda Jones]

I have a Cross-Cat room with a variety of skill levels and this app looks like it would be so easy to use with the many levels. I would love it!

[J REpp]

This looks like a great way to help children communicate quickly--without extra time for responses

[melody]

this also would help benefit my son, he is non verbal

[Trenna S]

This would be perfect for my client who just turned 30 yesterday! He has severe symbolic dysfunction.