iPhone App Opens World to Boy with Rare Syndrome

Proloquo2go allows 8-year-old Andrew Patitucci to communicate with his family.

Feb. 9, 2010— -- For the first seven years of his life, Andrew struggled to tell his mother, Beth Patitucci, when he was hungry or when he wanted to sit on her lap. On an almost daily basis, his family and teachers at school would see Andrew cry, bite on his thumbs and lash out as if in pain. But he was unable to let them know what was wrong.

Proloquo2go App Helps People with Disabilities Communicate