Daisy Clay

Head of Content Development for @ThinkSmartbox | Speech & Language Therapist | Developed #SuperCoreAAC #VocoChat & #SimpleAAC. All views my own.

[Smartbox @ThinkSmartbox]

Super Core or Voco Chat?💜

Smartboxers Melanie and Andrea will be comparing Core and Pragmatic-Based Language Systems at @ATClosingTheGap in one week! Oct 19-21

Come and say hi to get all your #AAC questions answered, we'll be at Booth 310
Register Now - https://t.co/dG1fyLDjVT

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

Brilliant to see the Super Core Learning grids in action! Great way to show I for Interesting #SimpleAAC - learning to use symbols should be fun! #AACAware2022 https://t.co/4N190s5qEd

[Communication Connections @Communi_con]

Sometimes you plan lessons and everything goes well and everyone has a nice time. And sometimes you have to abandon your plans and do what you can to have a nice time. Thank goodness for balloons 🎈😂 with some help from @ThinkSmartbox and @goboardmaker symbol supports. #aac

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

Happy #AACAwarenessMonth Here’s a quick video from me explaining #SimpleAAC - 9 more videos to follow! AAC doesn’t have to be scary or overwhelming 🙂 #AACAware2022

[Smartbox @ThinkSmartbox]

It's AAC Awareness month!👏
Throughout October we will break down each letter of Simple AAC and explain how and why it can be used to support users learning to use symbols to communicate.
Daisy is here to give you an introduction to Simple AAC
Watch here: https://t.co/kTmGU2uFWj

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

I’ve signed this petition against lowering the adult:child ratios in early years childcare settings. As a mother to two children, they really do need constant supervision, and it’s madness to think this move would be safe. @TOSFoundationUK I’m so deeply sorry for your loss x

[The Oliver Steeper Foundation 💙 @TOSFoundationUK]

7/ @kitmalthouse almost 69,000 people have signed our petition against these changes set out by @willquince before his departure. It's a powerful independent voice which is screaming at you, its wrong, and will cause ultimate harm to children. https://t.co/tFB0qwbNIw

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

@SltCatherine @Comm_Matters @JaniceMurrayMMU @Yvonne_M_Lynch @IASCProject Sad to be missing the conference this year and all the geeky research conversations- but I’m training up my next language development case study (she’s only 4 weeks old right now so a little while before I can start my next spreadsheet!)😄

[Dr Tom Griffiths - @TG-AT.bsky.social @TG_AT]

There is a need to explore the physical attributes of #AAC #Augcomm devices - parents and users really value these but they are often rated as lower importance by professionals - really interesting from i-ASC team at #CM2022conf

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

So sad to be missing #CMconf2022 & these talks from the wonderful Becky from @ThinkSmartbox but happy to be home with my beautiful 4 week old baby girl 👶💕

[Smartbox @ThinkSmartbox]

Keep an eye out for Smartboxer Becky, who will be giving two talks at the @Comm_Matters conference on Monday and Tuesday.👏

Find out more about our talks here: https://t.co/kqLZHzFLoO

[Communication Matters @Comm_Matters]

🔭💡👀 @Comm_Matters Membership 🔭💡👀

Look out for the latest edition of the CM Journal dropping into your inbox.

Contributions from the likes of

@beth_moulam
@MartineSmith4
@TeachUsToo
@DaisyClaySLT
@BDienerPro
@Eliada_p

It’s a packed issue with something for everyone!

[Emma Maskell-Ludlow @LudlowMaskell]

I introduced a six-year-old with CP to EyeGaze today, using Look to Read. He loved it, and his teacher was amazed by him engaging for 20 minutes when he normally concentrates for 2. Magic? Not really. Just gave him an easier access method. #PresumePotential @ThinkSmartbox

[Emma Maskell-Ludlow @LudlowMaskell]

Today one of my non-speaking autistic students used Supercore 30 with Eye Gaze to say “imagine everything pretty” totally unprompted. I commented that it was very profound, and he smiled at me. I feel we have only scratched the surface. #PresumePotential #AAC @ThinkSmartbox

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

In support of @WorldDSDay I'm proudly wearing my @ThinkSmartbox odd socks as I presented to an AAC conference for @AgenzijaSapport this morning!
To me #inclusionmeans giving everyone a voice to participate in society and join in the conversation. Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay all!

[Charlie Danger @DangerOT]

Apparently it can be difficult to find Occupational Therapists who are interested in #AssistiveTech or #AAC! I find this hard to believe but those that want to join this amazing field there are vacancies at @AceCentre (Oldham), @AACWESTNHS (Bristol) and ACT (Birmingham) @theRCOT

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

Love this use of Grid 3 to make paper based AAC! Next time someone says you can't have AAC with you when you're swimming.... actually you can! #DoMoreWithGrid #Grid3

[Emma Maskell-Ludlow @LudlowMaskell]

My latest DIY creation. AAC in the hydro pool. It will float in the water during sessions so that children can immediately communicate a problem (or something good). I used Grid 3, a laminator, tape and a pool float. @ThinkSmartbox #AACForEveryOccasion

[Charlie Danger @DangerOT]

Are you a London-based teacher who loves watching students flourish with #AssistiveTechnology? Then @CENMAC is the place for you! You might even get to work with me from time to time 😜

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

@LudlowMaskell @Natspec That's great to hear Emma, would love to know how you get on!

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

Huge thanks to @Natspec for inviting me to present a webinar today about Super Core and Voco Chat! Great to present on the key features and differences of both vocabularies, and great to hear such positive feedback too, with lots of people keen to try them out!

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

"Can I tell you something? A story..." It's #NationalStorytellingWeek so perfect time to think about how we support symbol AAC learners to tell a story🗨️The #VocoChat talking photo album grids support symbol AAC users to do just that in a simple, no fail way #symbolAAC

[Smartbox @ThinkSmartbox]

There are many ways to tell a story 📚 The talking photo album grids in Voco Chat have templates you can use to tell a simple story. The AAC user can select any part of their story, in any order #NationalStorytellingWeek

Included in Grid #AAC software: https://t.co/dG6KgqTnxD

[Smartbox @ThinkSmartbox]

Join our @Natspec @Tech_Ability1 webinar on 8 Feb at 3.30pm to learn about the main symbol vocabularies in Grid #AAC software. @DaisyClaySLT will be focusing on Voco Chat and Super Core and sharing when and why you might start using them

Sign up here: https://t.co/C8iHPbUkCn

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

Great to see #SimpleAAC on this list of useful resources from @mummyvsaac! We recently updated⭐️Simple AAC⭐️to make it relevant for symbol AAC learners of any age. You can download a free booklet here👉https://t.co/32EVZoaJyF

[Mummy vs. AAC 📱💻🇬🇧🦋🧬 💬🗣 @mummyvsaac]

This is part of the blog site I’ve been working on. A resource bank of web based resources that I have found useful and others might too. #aac #AACawarenessmonth #aacaware2021 https://t.co/LWWsLHNSAP

[Daisy Clay @DaisyClaySLT]

@HelenPaterson3 @euancrobertson @ThinkSmartbox This one is my favourite Symoji!