Chat cuddle recorder added value: Interaction and alertness
Author: Els Rengenhart
Occupational therapist and SI specialist
Imitates sounds and words
The squirrel recorder toy initially looks like a cute cuddly toy. But when you turn it on, it imitates everything you say as soon as you stop talking. Of course, it imitates not only the words you say, but also the sounds you make. It also bobs its head. This creates a fun effect. It encourages you to say something else or make a slightly different sound as soon as the recorder toy stops.
Listen well and vary naturally
I noticed that you don't just keep saying the same thing over and over—even though you know it's just a recorder, of course—but that you start varying it with "crazy" sounds, timbres, and pitches. It irresistibly encourages interaction and experimentation with words and sounds. The funny thing is that I also noticed that my alertness improved through experimenting with sounds. You automatically start listening carefully to how your sounds are imitated and vary them accordingly.
Interaction adds value
I think almost all children will enjoy this recorder toy, but for children who don't speak well or rarely, or who have difficulty interacting, it has a clear added value. There are probably also older children or adults with intellectual disabilities, and elderly people with dementia, who would find this toy very enjoyable. Besides the enjoyment, the effect it can have on alertness is also potentially important.
Various animals can be ordered as a recorder cuddly toy or a chat cuddly toy.
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