Emergency Chat 4+

I just found this app and it makes me soooo happy! I am autistic and have really bad anxiety that makes me really depressed I was told it was something like situational anxiety and I have situational depression great right well when I have panic attacks or as I call them shut downs I first try to hide that my eyes are watering up like I’m gonna cry then I cry put my head down and become non verbal and don’t move I try and talk but my body doesn’t let me so it’s hard when it happens at school my girlfriend and friends get me through it though but it takes a long time about 30 minutes to a hour usually and one of my teachers thinks I’m sleeping when it happens and starts to try and shake me which makes it worse and I have explained to her what happens so it prevents me from doing my work which is not good and I think this app will help improve my communication when it happens and help me through it thank you for making a app that will help be thorough it thank you again!

Thank you! These migraine headaches mimic stroke symptoms and at their worst leave you unable to walk, talk, or think clearly. If they hit hard and fast and with little warning, you can be far from home and unprepared. I have scared more than one friend and had the paramedics called more than once. Trying to mime a pen and paper one handed, though comical in hindsight, is more than frustrating to all involved and oral communication is like talking with a mouth full of marbles. Add in muscle jerks and spasms and the picnic is just about complete. HOWEVER!!! I finally have something else in my tool kit in my battle against this mess. My iPod (and six different weather apps--weather is a HUGE trigger) is never out of my sight. This will be a life saver should I need it. Thanks so much!!!

This is a great app that really increases safety for those of us who have occasional aphasia, whether due to autistic shutdowns, stroke, migraines or whatever reason. I don’t lose speech often, but having this on my phone does make me feel safer.

However, what if the person you’re trying to communicate with is illiterate? One time I used my iPad (before I ever heard of this app) to communicate when I had utterly lost my voice due to laryngitis, but the person I was trying to order fried chicken from couldn’t read. I mean, this is comic because no one dies for lack of chicken, but a speech option where your device speaks for you could really help.