Listen to Me About What I Need & Want
Some thoughts in poem form about communication, technology, and preferences. It humorously illustrates a high priority communication perspective. It was written as part of a learning challenge for a graduate course . It is reprinted with permission from the author Stacy Ganwer.
Listen to Me AboutWhat I Need & Want
by Stacy Gangwer
Would you like my advice?
On this device
I use it to talk
Even when I walk
I use it everyday
Even when I play
I would like it to be small
So I can still throw a ball
This device needs to be tough
Sometimes I’m rough on stuff
It would be cool
If I could use it by the pool
I like things that are easy to learn
So it doesn’t have to be returned
I don’t have a ton of money
So let’s not be funny
If it could be cheap
I won’t have to go in debt deep
Thanks for understanding
I’m trying not to be to demanding!
Filed under: PrAACtical Thinking
Tagged With: ASD, assistive technology, autism spectrum disorders, communication
This post was written by Robin Parker
5 Comments
Good poem!
Also check out the animated music video, “Assistive Technology Boogie”, which is now a little dated, but very cute, and a good AT intro for people who have limited experience with AT. It’s available as a flash video on http://www.inclusive.com, or as a YouTube video. – Alison
Thanks, Alison! Off to check it out!!
Thanks so much and glad you liked it! You are so right- the music video “Assistive Technology Boogie” is GREAT! Thanks so much for the link.
Hello Robin, I am a Special Education Teacher-candidate at Illinois State University. I love the poem. What inspired you to write it?
Ben
Hi. Thanks so much for writing. It was not me who wrote it, but one of my graduate students, Stacy Gangwar). It was an optional assignment called Learner Challenges and it was to review the ‘Assistive Technology Boogie’ (http://inclusive.com/assistive-technology-boogie/) and make an updated poem or song about it. She did a great job, I agree.