Lucas the Lion Loves The Tiny Talker

I have a 2 year old with delayed speech and he has started aggressive behaviours since he can't communicate I remembered back to when my 7 year old was 3 years old with delayed speech and newly diagnosed with autism at that time he attended preschool and they were able to lend him a go talk. Unfortunately at this time we do not have the funds or access to get one and so I started looking and came across this book and tiny talker. We just recieved it in the mail today I read the book and we followed along with the tiny talker. He is communicating with us for the first time ever!!!! It's working, the smile on his face makes it so worth it!!! I HIGHLY recommend this purchase!!!!!

I am a special education preschool teacher. The majority of my students are nonverbal. This book is so cute and appropriate! I think it would also be great for siblings to better understand as well. I am giving this book 5 stars because the concepts and what the book is however, I do find the pictures a little vague and if my student spilled their milk, I would work on independence or saying I need help versus I’m sorry but I would recommend this book with a glowing recommendation with this. I have never seen a book highlighting using a device so well and appropriately before. For families who do not have access to 200$ talkers, this is great in order to give your child a voice and normalize it. As a teacher, I will be adapting the pictures possibly to fit into our boardmaker pecs/ core as well as using a go talk vs the talker but for a home book, this is amazing!

We have tried many things to try to reach our nonverbal autistic son. Including the more expensive assistive technology. My daughter found this book and loved the idea, especially since it told the story through the eyes of the struggling talker. Our son (14) has responded well to it though he is still learning to communicate with it. We will continue to use it and praying that continued progress will be made.

My 3 year old non verbal child couldn’t communicate with us until I bought this tiny talker. Now when she needs something we ask her to get her talker and she will push the button to what she needs. It works so well and makes communication a bit easier. I couldn’t afford a $250 app for my phone and this has been a godsend. Definitely glad I bought it. She doesn’t sit so well for the book to read it to her but she does use the tiny talker I would highly recommend if you are having troubles communicating with your nonverbal toddler.

The button that is suppose to say, “I’m sorry” sounds more like “I’m shy.” Beyond that, this is a great communication device. It’s rather pricey for a book. I’ve seen similar books with talking key pads (not communication devices) for a fraction of the cost.

Bought this book for my autistic nephew for Christmas. He is nonverbal and loves reading. This is the first AAC type device he has ever used and he is able to follow along with the book and communicate with his mom using the device that came with it. Read the book myself and think it is such a great way to introduce AAC to kids. Very happy customer and highly recommend!

I’m a special education teacher and used this story and device to see if one of my students responded to using a voice output device. It works great and promotes students using an isolated point because of the way the spacings are between the buttons. Also great for students to use at recess with their friends!

This item lacks depth and ability to expand. The words on the recording are hard to understand, the words chosen on the recording are limited, there are so many possibilities missing from this book to engage with a toddler who cannot speak or/and has autism. It falls short in every sense.