#simpodd

[agayworthfightingfor]

PODD changed my life.

For context, I have always been perceived as mostly to fully speaking, though much of what I say isn't voluntary, and much of what I really want to say doesn’t make it out of my body. Always. It is easy to think nothing is wrong if I have no way to tell you , and it is more than not being able to speak , I need something that can ask me what I want to say. That‘s exactly what PODD does!

not having to wait and wait for somebody to guess and ask me means I can get help before it is dangerous and can do more and not spend as much time waiting for my needs to be noticed. It changed my life so so much and I am still learning how to use it. I‘m excited to see what I can say when I learn more!

[anautistic]

My trial of simPODD ended, and while I didn't learn all there is to the app, it was very interesting to get to look around the page sets, because you can purchase it through other apps like Grid or TD Snap. (TD Snap doesn't do one time purchases for it anymore, though, so boo to that.)

I like it. The actual PODD language system is interesting, but I think the advanced syntax ones are too visually complex for me for a "daily driver". I will continue to learn more about PODD for robust no tech AAC though and explore the app versions again when I have someone to help me adapt the smaller grid sizes for advanced syntax.

One main thing I don't like about the app itself is that there is no search function, so if I need a word I have to hunt for it and learn where it is myself and then remember, and I sometimes can't tell if a word is there or not or if I was missing it. Some words are in multiple places which helps, but others aren't. This isn't relevant if you're getting the page set itself through a different app that allows searching like Grid or TD Snap, though then you lose out on the book printing feature.