Scandalous price tag. A cynical attempt to exploit parents with autistic chidren. Before I read the end of the article, knowing Apple\'s propensity to maximise turning a buck at every conceivable opportunity, I knew this was going to have exorbitant price. Parents with autistic children will pay anything to make their lives easier and Apple know this. I just hope more philantropic app developer brings out and Android version.

I agree that the price is scandelous. However, I would tend to lay that blame at the door of AssistiveWare who owns the app.

You think USD 189 is expensive? You need to grow up and see what the real cost of medical care and support programs tuned for autism. You\'re willing to pay 50USD a month for a limitless cellular package but not 200 for your kid one time? Stupid comments.

Check out iPrompts and AutismTrack, two apps to help families dealing with autism. www.iPrompts.com.

This is VERY cheap compared to standard AAC devices like the Dynavox which is around $7,000 and until recently was about the only choice.

One doc has had a very high success rate wrt curing autism via heavy metal detoxing. I would do this first and foremost. One in 36 young boys are on the autism spectrum. IMO, vaccines are the primary cause and need to be avoided like the plague.

GREAT

The price tag for Proloquo2Go is well worth it. A Dynavox AAC device can cost between $4,000 and $10,000. This program gave a venue to my son to communicate, he learned to use it within days and has been surprising us ever since. Between the IPad and the Proloquo2Go app, the pricetag was under $800. For what we have experienced so far, this is by far the best program that has worked for him.

Another option is the AACSpeechBuddy (http://www.aacspeech.com).
It is an AAC app using PECS and text-to-speech technologies. The big difference is it has a data sharing component. All of the configuration (menus, icons, sounds, etc) are controlled by an account on the website. The sets can then be loaded to any number of remote devices, and can be shared with others. Once the data has been download to the device, a network connection is no longer needed for operation. Supports iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Android 1.6 , and any Java capable machine (Linux, Mac, Windows).

I wish Proloquo2Go apps is available at nook color. I would love to get one. I just can\'t afford to buy the Ipad.