{"id":9203,"date":"2022-09-30T12:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T07:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/?p=9203"},"modified":"2023-03-30T17:48:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:18:06","slug":"rett-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/rett-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Rett syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9203\" class=\"elementor elementor-9203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b55187e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b55187e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9fc1f7\" data-id=\"b9fc1f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab904a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dab904a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rett syndrome is a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder, named after the Austrian doctor who first described it, that almost exclusively affects girls and severely impairs their ability to communicate.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aafabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aafabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The disorder is caused by a gene mutation and is characterized by microcephaly, loss of communication, stereotypical hand movements with loss of their function, ataxia or loss of muscle coordination during voluntary movements, apraxia or the inability to perform meaningful, previously learned actions, behavioral difficulties with symptoms from the autistic spectrum, intellectual disabilities, and very often epilepsy.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7b8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb7b8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The syndrome has four stages of development, and the second stage leaves the greatest damage to the ability to communicate. During this phase, speech communication and the performance of movements suffer more and more, which makes communication progressively more difficult.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a57ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a57ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">That is why assistive technology devices are of great use to people suffering from Rett's syndrome as a tool for breaking into the world that they do not stop experiencing, but it is increasingly difficult for them to communicate with it.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4525ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4525ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TobiiDynavox_SpeechCase_Julia-with-Mum-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9217\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TobiiDynavox_SpeechCase_Julia-with-Mum-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TobiiDynavox_SpeechCase_Julia-with-Mum-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TobiiDynavox_SpeechCase_Julia-with-Mum-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TobiiDynavox_SpeechCase_Julia-with-Mum-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ace662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ace662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Selection of assistive technology according to user needs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e0851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e0851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span>The ability to combine communication modules with eye tracking technology in\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/tobii-dynavox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><strong>Tobii Dynavox products<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0\u00a0has proven to be very useful for users with Rett syndrome in learning communication skills.\u00a0They have proven to be the most useful in case of loss of motor skills, reduced fine motor skills and loss of voluntary hand function and numerous involuntary movements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b2b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50b2b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tobii Dynavox's advanced eye tracking devices are easy to adjust and easily compensate for involuntary head movements that could affect their performance. Various assistive technology devices and solutions from Tobii Dynavox's diverse range of manufacturers can ease many communication difficulties and barriers.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a6d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1a6d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As the user develops his skills, so does the selection of communication tools and the number of their different features.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5224bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5224bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9233\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-820x461.jpg 820w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1-177x100.jpg 177w, https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tobiidynavox-iseries-ava-i12-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601a6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"601a6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rett syndrome research and eye monitoring<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb26f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb26f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Without the ability to track the eye, there would be very few tools for quality research on the cognitive abilities of patients with Rett syndrome. Many tests often rely on the ability to verbally communicate and use motor skills. This is exactly the problem with this syndrome, which automatically loses two important sources of feedback.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c45b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c45b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In one study conducted at Montefiore Children's Hospital in the USA, a comparison was made between children with Rett syndrome and a control group of patients. With the help of eye-tracking technology, an analysis of gaze focus on different images was made in patients with Rett syndrome and a control group of patients. This research confirmed a whole hidden world of girls who understand much more than they manage to say and show to the world around them. In this case, eye-tracking technology has helped to understand the minds of those who are unable to express it to us.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e31131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e31131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When researching this syndrome, assessing and monitoring patients, these tools can be used by experts, teachers and parents. <a href=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/gaze-viewer\/\"><strong>Gaze Viewer<\/strong><\/a> is one of them . It is a tool for assessing the user&#8217;s cognitive abilities that creates a video with a screenshot showing where the user was looking and how his gaze moved. This data can be saved as individual images or movies and used to generate reports to assess eye tracking, content comprehension, and various other tests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e327e6 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8e327e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aacvirast.com\/accNew\/accvirast\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send Inquiry<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rett syndrome is a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder, named after the Austrian doctor who first described it, that almost exclusively affects girls and severely impairs their ability to communicate. 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