DAF Assistant app review: helping Parkinson's patients speak more fluently

Introduction

If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, or someone you love has been diagnosed, you may be having problems with stuttering during speech. If so the DAF Assistant app can be used on your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone to help patients speak with less stuttering and more fluently. DAF stands for Delayed Auditory Feedback and the app uses Frequency-shifting Auditory Feedback (FAF) techniques to help people. There are a number of things this app works on changing such as slowing down the speech rate, developing better speaking habits, and building the person's confidence.

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Better Control your Speech

For those who suffer from Parkinson's disease one of the most frustrating aspects is how it affects your speech causing people to stutter at various levels of severity. Stuttering can make communicating with others difficult and frustrating as well as it often attacks that person's level of confidence. With that said this app helps to train users how to slow down their speech, develop skills that can help them speak better and more fluently, and build that person's confidence. It's amazing how big of a role confidence plays in stuttering so the fact the app addresses it is really quite good.

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This app hasn't been updated in quite some time now with its last update addressing bug fixes and better sound quality. The app has 3.5 out of five stars from users who in general like the app but you will also find plenty of constructive criticism.

Helping People to Speak More Fluently

It seems like this is the kind of app that can offer a really wonderful service for those who are suffering in the speech department due to Parkinson's. So with that said it may be worth it to that person to spend the money and take the chance that the app will offer them benefits. As mentioned this app helps you slow down their speech, develop ideal speaking skills, control their speech, and build their confidence. The way it works is that you do it with another speaker using the "chorus effect."

The tools in this app work to offer a chorus effect which will actually change the sound of your voice. As well it delays your voice to your ears by just a fraction of a second and even changes the pitch of your voice. There are so many things in play with this app all working together to improve your speech.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Ideal for those suffering from Parkinson's who have difficulty with speech due to stuttering
• Easy to use
• Helps to slow down the speaker's speech
• Helps to build the speaker's confidence level

 

Cons

• Some users are having problems with it working
• It would be nice to see even more features added
• There haven't been any updates in three years now

Final Words

The DAF Assistant app can be used on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to help improve speech for those who are suffering from Parkinson's disease.