Children
- Autistic childrenFor nonspeaking and minimally speaking autistic kids: a talking symbol board that can show a few words or many.
- Toddlers and late talkersStarting early with speech delay: what the research says, and how to begin at home.
- Childhood apraxia of speechAnother way to communicate, used alongside speech therapy.
- Down syndromeA talking symbol board to use alongside speech and signing.
- Cerebral palsySwitch scanning, bigger buttons and touch settings, for children and adults.
- Selective mutismUsing an app to answer questions and ask for help in class during treatment.
Adults losing or recovering speech
- AdultsTyping, saved phrases and symbols, spoken in a built-in voice or one made from your recording.
- ALS and MNDRecord your voice and phrases, and type, tap or use switch scanning when speech or hands get harder.
- Stroke and aphasiaPictures, phrases, typing and handwriting for when words are hard to find after a stroke.
- Head and neck cancerBefore surgery, record a sample for a voice like yours, and save phrases as you say them.
- Parkinson's and MSFor when your voice gets quiet, slurred or tiring: type or tap when you need to.
- Autistic adultsFor shutdowns, overload and burnout, or if you don't speak: type, tap or play a saved phrase.
- Temporary voice lossFor voice rest, throat surgery, tracheostomy or recovery from intubation.
- Brain injuryPicture buttons, saved phrases and typing, set up for what the person can use now.
By what you need
- Voice bankingA voice built on the device from about eight seconds of your speech. Dawn's 900+ built-in voices can be adjusted too.
- Message bankingRecord phrases in your own voice and play them back exactly as said, from the Quick Phrases board.
- Type to speakA big keyboard with word prediction that speaks what you type, in a built-in voice or one made from your recording.
- Offline use and privacyEvery voice, including one made from your recording, runs on the device. Dawn doesn't collect or upload your data.