- Age: 6
- Media use at home – Type: Tablet
- Media use at home – Frequency: ★★★
- Current use assistive technology: Tablet, Grid 3, Big Mack switch
- Diagnose: Polymicrogyria
Kate is a happy child born with a rare cerebral malformation called Polymicrogyria. This rare disease affects severely her motor and cognitive skills. Altough she can’t sit or stand on her own, she loves to play with her friends at school. In home, she loves watching cartoons on the tablet. Kate is starting to learn using the tablet to communicate.
Capacities to support
Kate as an intellectual delay. She understands simple instructions and words. Complex sentences or tasks are difficult for her.
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Kate can’t speak or read. Despite not being able to read, she can identify images and communicate through them.
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Kate can’t speak or read. Despite not being able to read, she can identify images and communicate through them.
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Due to her cerebral malformation, kate has a lot of difficulties to control her head and limbs. Her movements are incoordinated, and it is very difficult for her to regulate the direction of movement and hit the right shortcut or image of a touchscreen, by herself.
Advice for Assistive Technology:
Due to her cerebral malformation, kate has a lot of difficulties to control her head and limbs. Her movements are incoordinated, and it is very difficult for her to regulate the direction of movement and hit the right shortcut or image of a touchscreen, by herself.
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Kate’s fine motor skills are affected. It’s very difficult for her to open her hands and manipulate objects like a joystick or a mouse, due to her incoordination.
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Kate’s fine motor skills are affected. It’s very difficult for her to open her hands and manipulate objects like a joystick or a mouse, due to her incoordination.
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She gets frustrated easily when she can’t grab a toy or complete a task that she wishes for.
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