u/panini_bellini

Hi all. I’m an RBT but I come in peace I promise 😭

My clinic uses a lot of AAC supports, including recordable buttons that can be customized to record a word/phrase (implemented by the SLPs across the hall). We use these buttons for a variety of purposes and have some mounted around the room that are used heavily (example, a button on the fridge that says “I’m hungry” when pressed).

Problem is, they keep breaking quickly. We’ve been using the Lakeshore brand ones and some others we’ve found online but they’re having to be replaced every few weeks. The ones that are designed for special ed use, like the Big Mack, are like $300 for one…

Looking for an option for recordable buttons that are durable and budget friendly! Can you help?

Edited to add: we have a speech therapy clinic across the hall and the providers at that clinic see nearly all of our clients. The recordable buttons were actually suggested and implemented by the SLPs, we’re just looking to land on the particular brand of button that’s going to be durable while still being budget-friendly. We use high tech and low tech of various types all around the clinic and devices are integrated into every single part of the day.

&gt;! … her secret stash of old-world artifacts? !<

I’m trying to determine if I’m allergic to apples. JUST apples. My symptoms involve the GI tract only but they’re extreme.

I’ve had issues with feeling nauseous after eating raw apple in the past, so I steered away from it for a while. About a year ago I had some raw apple slices, and within 10-15 minutes I was running to the bathroom to vomit into the toilet. I was able to return to work after getting it out of my system. But I’ve tried to avoid raw apple since then.

This morning, I ate an applesauce pouch. It was part of some of the communal snacks we have at work and I hadn’t had any breakfast. Despite my aversion to apples I took the risk under the assumption that applesauce would be fine (having read that cooked/skinned apples are usually more tolerable).

Within 10 minutes I was feeling nauseous. Within an hour I projectile vomited on the floor, unable to make it to a toilet. Went home, vomited a bunch more times, took a 2 hour nap, woke up still feeling nauseous and experiencing stomach spasms and heaving/gagging and vomiting up some white foam.

No skin symptoms. No respiratory symptoms. My throat didn’t close up, the gagging thing was mostly a reaction to the vomiting repetitively and heaving.

Is this an allergy? I’m obviously not going to eat apples raw or cooked ever again, but I’m trying to determine what’s going on because I think what I’m reading is saying that allergies have to involve skin or respiratory symptoms. My symptoms are isolated to the GI tract.

I am fine now!!!

I have no issues with any other fruits or any other foods, but GI symptoms seem to keep happening with apples and seem to get worse each time.