Would this product still work with children with Autism who would not know they are in trouble or, is unable to press the button?
1125590
It would be necessary to push the button to call for help. The most use we have found from the device is giving a very, very general indication of where our child has been (not even within actual blocks but much further from actual locations and without being informed in a timely manner). This could not be useful at the moment of kidnapping, might provide very general travel path information after the fact. The battery on the device doesn't hold up either. When our contract runs out, we will be switching to a smart phone with an app for tracking the phone.
1125591
The product would work, other than the call button, as the child needs to be able to press the button for a certain period of time for that call button to work. It required practice for my child to do it. It may have benefit to you in that you can set boundaries and parameters, and the device can alert you when those have been breached.
1957149
The button is moderately hard to push. I am not sure your daughter can turn it on. However, they are great lights to find in the dark or an emergency.
2278673
Yes easy! Once you show him which button. My 18month knows how to turn it on and off.
198499
It does work as long as you hold the button down. It fogged up the room and then we let it sit. The kids liked playing with the button.
853289
yes,my son is autistic and he uses it.he is hard on it .we have to get new one about every 2 years
723965
Yes, I believe a 4 year old could. The button isn't very hard to press and is fairly big. My son was 5 and had no problem.
1969119
It would be ok with supervision and assistance only if they do not have skilled balance and control. There is tisk of falling and injury and the line snapping back at you if you slip off. I have assisted with kids as young as 3 on it but never let go of their hand.
2200973
I don't see an issue with young children using the keyboard. However it may be more difficult for someone to learn to type on this due to lack of feedback from a traditional keyboard.
131862
It locks the buttons from being pressed. I guess to attempt to prevent kids from pressing the buttons.
1635313
We got it for our 2 year old, she loves it and still uses it. It goes slower, so I imagine that you could use it for younger - they just may have a hard time holding down the button to make it go.
170723
There is only one button on the bottom, so I don't believe so. However, my 3 year old and 18 month old are able to turn it on themselves in the dark.
951736
Not hard at all. It's a membrane keypad, so a light touch will do. Probably the reason mine didn't hold up --- with two teenage boys who tend to do everything more forcefully than necessary.
1470213
Yes, they have to push a button - although after a few minutes the voice notification will stop on it's own. It has worked great for my father who has mild dementia - however, as he progresses we have had to have a nurse stop by his apartment (he is in independent living) and make sure he has taken his medication. We continue to use the set up because it gives us a good visual as to whether he has taken his medication and when he needs us to refill the prescriptions.
749748
I think my situation is a little different... It would probably be great for your daughter. I have a non-verbal Autistic child who is 8. We don't play this game the same way that most would. But I read the regular instructions and think it is a good game. She would probably like
113328
I should think so, it is shaped to be used with either hand and the one button works great for kids
753941
Yes. I've tried this on several cats and small dogs. It worked instantly to stop bad behaviors of all except one cat who is nearly deaf, and in that case it took a couple of seconds of pressing the button before there was any reaction.
170724
I doubt it. This is a pretty low-tech device with only one button. By the time I bought it, my son was old enough (2.5) to press the button if the light turned itself off before he was done. I will say that it's lasted a year of nightly use on the same battery, so that's something!