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<v Narrator>At Sweet Bay Magnolia Academy</v>

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in Annapolis, Maryland,

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Logan and other kids play.

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Gail Rand, Logan's mom.

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<v Logan's Mom>My eight-year-old son Logan</v>

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has autism, has epilepsy, has ADHD.

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He's very high-energy and very funny,

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and is a super fun, amazing kid.

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<v Narrator>He reads an alphabet card.</v>

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<v Gail>Logan has historically had a lot</v>

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of challenges with his behavior.

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He was non-verbal for many years.

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In the past year and a half.

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Since he started school, he's just blossomed.

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You really start to see his personality

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that you didn't see much of before.

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He's learning a lot at every moment.

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<v Narrator>He strikes rhythm sticks together.</v>

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<v Gail>He loves people.</v>

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He has trouble sometimes communicating to people

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but he does love people.

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He likes making other people laugh

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and he enjoys when they make him laugh.

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<v Narrator>He joins a half dozen kids in a music class.</v>

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At home he presses buttons on the TV remote.

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<v Gail>Logan started playing with the voice remote.</v>

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Before I knew the voice option existed on the remote.

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He figured it out himself.

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Play little Einstein's

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He likes to talk and make things happen.

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So the fact that he could push a button and in this case

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I think the first time he used it

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once he wants to play Little Einstein

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<v Logan>Little Einstein's</v>

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<v Gail>He said little Einstein's and</v>

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the TV itself reacted.

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That was a fantastic reinforcement of him communicating.

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<v Narrator>Episodes appear on the TV.</v>

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Logan selects one to watch.

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Outside he throws a basketball into a net.

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<v Gail>Logan very much so responds to cause and effect.</v>

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So he likes the idea

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that when he does something, it gets reaction.

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There's an old saying that you meet one kid with autism.

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You've met one kid with autism.

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So it's hard to predict how different kids

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would use technology in different ways.

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Having a tool that he's communicating with

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in a way that is helpful for his learning is remarkable.

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