Guides

Longer, illustrated walkthroughs. For quick answers, the FAQ is faster.

Your First Week with SpeakPad

New to AAC? Here's what to expect from set-up to your child's first tapped-out sentence, and the one habit that matters more than any setting.

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Editing Boards: Caregiver Mode

A tour of the tools behind the parental gate: the board editor, adding words and boards, and everything under Manage.

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Visual Scene Displays

Turn a real photo of a bedroom, playground, or kitchen into a tappable communication board, and learn when a scene works better than a grid.

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Backups and New Devices

How SpeakPad backs up automatically, how to move everything to a new iPhone or iPad, and how to keep two devices in sync.

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Switch Scanning Setup

Set up switch access for a child who can't reliably tap the screen: scan patterns, scan modes, and pairing a physical switch.

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Choosing a Voice

Pick a voice your child likes, download better ones for free, and fix tricky pronunciations.

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Bilingual Setup

Show two languages on every button and switch voices, in any combination of the 7 supported languages.

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Usage Reports for Therapists

See which words your child actually uses and export a PDF report for speech therapy sessions.

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Profiles on a Shared iPad

Separate boards, voices, and data for each child on one device, with quick switching for therapists.

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Typing and Word Prediction

The Type button, keyboard boards, and prediction that learns from your child's own words.

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