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FIgUre 12.4
(See color insert.) Customized toilet seat.
FIgUre 12.5
(See color insert.) Bathing chair.
voluntary attention and planning—neuropsychological skills necessary for using more
complex systems in the future.
At that point, Michael began using a pediatric wheelchair. This aid was customized with
anatomical seat and backrest, as well as a seatbelt, to provide better positioning, contributing
to his head and trunk balance, manual function, and improved ability to grasp and explore
objects. Figure 12.6 is an example of an adapted wheelchair. A table-board was adjusted
across the armrests as a support for communication boards, which contained vocabulary
words associated with daily life activities (eating, leisure, places, people) to expand his
means of expression during conversations at home and in school.
The boards were enhanced with letters and numbers to aid in the activities of learning to
read. Learning to read is an important acquisition for these children because mastering written
language permits use of unlimited vocabulary, which in turn expands the child's means of
expression and allows for the use of more complex AT, such as editing words and using talkers.
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