Apraxia Therapy vs Speech Assistant AAC Usage & Stats

Tackle apraxia and aphasia head-on with a powerful speech therapy app that uses video to help people speak again. Stroke survivor, family member, or speech therapist? Get an app that can help you overcome the frustration and helplessness. - Trust an evidence-based speech therapy app designed by experts - Get a versatile tool that gives you unlimited hours of use - Motivate practice and help build confidence and independence - Get an app that’s perfect for both home and clinical settings - Interact with professionally produced VAST* video - Use e-mailed reports and customizability to seamlessly fit the app into your therapy program - All with no subscriptions, so you have access for as long as you need it * What is VAST? Video-Assisted Speech Therapy: innovative video technology that uses mouth movements, sounds, and other cues to help people speak in unison. ** SEE IT IN ACTION – download Apraxia Therapy Lite for FREE today! ** "Apraxia Therapy brings the VAST program to clinicians and home users in an app that’s easy to use, customize, and record progress." - Suzanne Redmond, MA, CCC-SLP, Stroke Comeback Center GET RESULTS YOU CAN HEAR. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. 1) Enter a responsive experience with high-quality videos produced by SpeakinMotion. 2) Watch the video model’s mouth movements. 3) Listen, tap along in rhythm, and speak in unison. 4) Repeat as the audio fades out, using the video to keep speech going strong. 5) Speak alone with only visual support. 6) Work through 3 different speeds and varying difficulty levels so your experience is at the right pace. 7) With practice and the app’s gentle guidance, you can begin to speak fluently. THE BEST PART? Your speech is recorded automatically and played for self-assessment – and you can quickly and simply save these recordings through e-mail to share with your therapist or family. It takes practice to change the brain – and that’s how we can help. GET EVERY FEATURE YOU NEED IN ONE APP. - 110 conversational phrases, 60 long words, and 5 automatic sequences in one package - Videos that include functional everyday greetings, expressions, and more - The ability for users to hear their own fluent speech - Great for mild, moderate, or severe aphasia, apraxia, or autism - Use the same tools at home as are used in therapy - Adjustable difficulty, speed, and many more options for a personalized experience - Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use, with a little help - No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed YOU CAN DO THIS. Imagine a stroke survivor with limited speech recording “I love you” and sending it to the people who matter most in their lives. There’s hope. ** Get started right now – or try it for FREE with Apraxia Therapy Lite. ** Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Get the right one for you at http://tactustherapy.com/apps

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Speech Assistant AAC

Speech Assistant AAC is a text-to-speech app designed for people who are speech impaired, for example due to Aphasia, MND/ALS, Autism, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy or other speech problems. With the app you can create categories and phrases, which are placed on buttons. With these buttons you can create messages that can be shown or spoken (text-to-speech). It is also possible to type any text using the keyboard. Key features • Easy to use and completely customizable to your needs and preferences. • Categories and subcategories to organize your phrases. • History option for quick access to previously typed phrases. • Option to select photos from your Photo Library or Symbols on the buttons. • Option for voice recordings or select one of the iOS text-to-speech voices. • Support for Apple's Personal Voice and the highly realistic ElevenLabs voices. • Full screen button to show your message with a large font. • Autocomplete feature that shows phrase suggestions in a drop-down list. • Tabs for multiple conversations (optional setting). • Designed for iPhone/iPad and both support portrait and landscape layout. • Support for the Apple watch. • Backup to iCloud, Mail or AirDrop. Phone calls • The app can also be used while making Phone and FaceTime calls (with iOS 13). • So you don't need a second device anymore for the speech output. Categories and phrases • Add, change or delete your own (sub)categories and phrases. • You can create an unlimited number of categories to organize your phrases for quick access. • Create user profiles with their own categories, phrases and settings for multi-language support or different individuals. • Long press (optional setting) to easily edit the phrase and category buttons. • With Backup to iCloud or AirDrop you can transfer your categories and phrases to another iPhone/iPad. Fully Customizable • The size of the buttons, the textbox and the text can be adjusted. • The app has various color schemes and you can also create a personal color scheme. • Change the order of the buttons in the settings with drag and drop. Full screen • Show your message full screen with a very large font. • Useful for communicating in a noisy environment. • You can rotate the text to show your message to the person opposite of you. Speech • The rate and pitch of the speech can be adjusted. • Option to speak each Word or Character directly while typing. • Optional highlighting of the spoken words. • Pause and resume speaking by tapping the speak button (optional setting). • Option to record speech on to a button and to import voice recordings into the app. Apple Watch • The Watch app can especially be useful for communicating short messages. • On the go, you don't have to pick up your phone and can quicky communicate with the app on your wrist. Other features • Button to share your message to mail, text and social media. • Connect a bluetooth keyboard and create shortcuts for actions. • A custom keyboard can be enabled in the settings with customizable size, color and layout. • Option for preventing double tapping by disabling the button for a short time after touching. • Abbreviations expansion to reduce keystrokes. • Attention sound button on Main and Full screen. • Option to select symbols from the set of 3400 Mulberry Symbols (mulberrysymbols.org). About the app • This app is developed by ASoft. • The app does not collect any data, so all your conversations stay private. • One-time payment, there is no subscription fee. • The app has won an innovation award: The Vodafone Mobiles For Good Challenge. • The app does not require an internet connection. • For feedback or questions, please contact: speechassistant@asoft.nl. • On www.asoft.nl you can find more information such as a user manual. Voices • The app uses the built-in iOS text-to-speech voices. • There are many voices in 40 languages available. There are for example 12 English US, 6 English UK and 4 Australian voices available.