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Jennifer Delgado's curator insight,
May 23, 2016 2:50 PM
Great activities for individuals with autism.
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The American Speech-Language, Hearing Association (ASHA) uses a well-known definition put forth by David Sackett and colleagues to define evidence based practices.
Kathleen McClaskey's insight:
According to The National Professional Development Center (NPDC) many interventions for autism exist, only some have been shown to be effective through scientific research. Interventions that researchers have shown to be effective are called evidence-based practices. Currently, the Center has identified 24 evidence-based practices.
Here is a comprehensive list of iPad apps that support evidence based practice for both speech language pathology and autism spectrum disorders. The table is meant for informational purposes only to illustrate how apps support evidence based practice and to use as you determine appropriate.
Kaylee Shepherd's comment,
February 12, 2014 9:34 AM
5. Education teachers and therapists are using ipads to help kids with diseases learn. Every student will have different preferences and individual needs. It is the educational teacher's job to find the best "fit" for each student.
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"I must admit that apps for autistic learners are really scarce and hard to find. A few months ago I posted here a list some powerful apps for autism and today while I was looking for new apps that might have been created since the publication of that list I came across this wonderful wheel. Via John Evans
anne-marie mason's curator insight,
July 15, 2013 7:41 PM
Another great wheel to share with colleagues in Spec Ed. 
Tahnee Cunico's curator insight,
February 10, 2014 6:28 PM
Great wheel of apps for students with autism
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Kathleen McClaskey's insight:
The app is designed to help people with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and other special needs with emotion recognition. The app is geared to help in three distinct ways; improve recognition of the emotion, the meaning behind the emotion and then the speed at which the individual can interpret the emotion.
Features include > 9 different emotions > 36 levels > Simple and intuitive gameplay > Rich array of soundtracks and scenarios
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TalkRocket Go app, especially for children and adults with speech disabilities gives a voice to the voiceless. "TalkRocket Go is the family-friendly communication aid that helps people with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Parkinson’s (and many others) speak out loud."
The wheelchair-friendly app can be availed for only $99. Users can now link buttons and switches as well as those on wheelchairs to an iPad, iPhone (News - Alert), or iPod with TalkRocket Go, thereby ensuring the use of these controls for speaking aloud words and phrases.
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"Gradually, apps for people with autism or other special needs for devices based on Google’s Android operating system are emerging. The list is short if you compare it with the list of applications for iPad / iPhone / iPod touch, but there are 128 available to date (June 17th)."
The list or table has the following columns: > App category > App logo > App name > Web: website with more information on the app provided by the developer or its distributor. > Test: a link to the review of the application published in this blog, if it is already written, represented with the “TEST” logo. > List of languages supported by the app. For AAC apps, languages of the voices included are taken in account. > A short description of the app.
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"OneVoice, an iPad app that helps those with disabilities communicate, released a new version with support for 22 languages. This makes OneVoice the only professional augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app that supports a language besides English. Finally giving voices to users all around the world.
The languages include German, Spanish, Brazilian Portugese, Arabic, and many more. Some languages have a single speaking style called a voice. Others like French have six unique voices so that users can find something that most closely matches their speaking style.
Until now, professional quality AAC applications have solely been in English, overlooking other languages. So the new languages provided by OneVoice open up a whole new communication opportunities to children around the world."
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Speech-language pathologist, Joan L. Green, makes her app picks for kids with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. These apps were selected based on the option to individualize them for a child's particular needs. She includes apps in the following categories: > Speech > Language > Reading > Writing and spelling > Organization and Note taking > Communication > Listening skills
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"iModeling app is a Video Modeling application designed to teach skills to people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disabilities. Video Modeling uses video to teach new skills. It can be used to teach people of any skill level.
Video modeling is an evidence-based intervention which uses video to teach skills to children with autism and other disabilities. It can be used to teach skills to people of any developmental level.
iModeling™ app puts video modeling technology in the palm of your hand – you can plan, film and edit video footage for your child on one device. An inbuilt tutorial explains the basics of video modeling therapy.
And most important of all, the technique has been researched over three years by Autism SA, an organization with almost fifty years experience delivering services and therapy to people with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
To celebrate Autism Awareness Month, the iModeling and iModeling Boundaries apps created in conjunction with Autism SA are now on sale!"
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Autism Speaks has compiled a comprehensive list of apps with a description of how the app can be used with children with autism along with a link.
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http://www.dart.ed.ac.uk/app-wheel/ DART: development, autism, research, technology
Kathleen McClaskey's insight:
From the University of Edinburgh, the author of this wheel shares her notes about the development of this Wheel of Autism Apps. "Every app which has made it on to this wheel has been reviewed by me and I can recommend each one. Apps which are merely intended for people with autism are not necessarily featured here. I am not trying to provide a comprehensive summary of available apps, but instead a visual shortcut which brings together the apps I like the best, by function. For this reason, as my collection of app reviews continues to expand, I’ll be updating the wheel at regular intervals."
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Using iPads to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kathleen McClaskey's insight:
"Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder have a wide variety of strengths and abilities that make their communication and learning skills complex, diverse and sometimes challenging. Many of their difficulties can be broken into the areas of Communication, Social Skills and Behaviour. We know that students with Autism are strong visual learners, which makes the iPad a perfect instructional tool to support communication, social skills development and positive behaviour."
The Spectronics team has done an outstanding job in compiling resources, apps and information on ways to support autistic learners in the areas of Communication, Social Skills and Behaviour.
Many thanks to Spectronics and the amazing work that they do to support all learners!
Carol Leynse Harpold's curator insight,
November 7, 2013 6:22 PM
Spectronics is a great resource for all things AT. Check out their recent resource for communication for ASD. Carol
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List of applications for people with autism or other special needs for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices
Kathleen McClaskey's insight:
You will find a comprehensive and well organized list of apps in some 20 categories (8 for AAC) that includes the following information: >> App logo. >> iPad version data: app name and prices in dollars and euros. >> iPhone / iPod touch version data (same fields). >> Link to the iTunes webpage and to the iTunes app page >> Website with more information on the app provided by the developer or its distributor.List of languages supported by the app. >> A link to the review of the application published in this blog, if it is already written (represented with the “TEST” logo). >> A short description of the app. This is NOT meant to be a well-thought summary but only an indication of its functionality.
If you are looking for Android apps, you can find a separate list here.
's comment February 26, 2013 5:15 PM
I am going to share this with my daughter-in-law who works with autistic children- all of these look like terrific resources!
Wei Yan's comment,
February 27, 2013 12:15 AM
Good source, not only for autistic children but everyone can benefit from it.
Steven Blomdale's curator insight,
March 9, 2013 11:59 PM
The folloing list of applications provide opportunities for autistic students to apply practical skills and process technologies and resources to meet current and future needs (ACARA, 2013). These skills include developing 21st century life skills such as communication.
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"This is a list of Social Skills and Non Verbal Communication by Body Language Apps compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Two of the three core symptoms for an autism spectrum disorder are communication deficit and social impairment."
Autism Spectrum Directory provides a link, description and cost for each app.
> Face Cards C (free) > Expressionist > Micro-Expression Trainer > emotion x > Autism Xpress (free) > FaceReader > iVenting > ExpertVideo: Body Language Decoded > Express Voice Culture > Body Language by VK > iGuides - Basics of Reading Body Language and more...
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"The purpose of The App Academy is to provide training on apps that have been evaluated and have the ability to be individualized based on evidence-based evaluation criteria which has shown positive outcomes for families of individulas with autism spectrum disorder in past research studies."
A searchable database in 6 categories of ASD apps is included.
"Each app listed has been evaluated and meets the following criteria 1. App can be manipulated to adhere to foundational principals of evidence-based intervention practices 2. App has the ability to be individualized to meet each families’ specific needs 3. App treats symptom-specific behaviors within the triad of impairments 4. App runs locally with or without an internet connection"
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Grace App is a non-speaking, simple picture communication system developed for people with Autism to communicate their needs independently.
"Why use Grace App?
> Support Independence: Grace App was developed to be a communication system that the user controls independently, to discriminate their needs.
> Support Consistency in Communication: Grace App is portable, discreet, personal, always available and easy to use and maintain. Choose, take, add photographs and replicate across as many Apple devices that you like.
> Build Social Interaction: With Grace App the user must present the visual sentence and interact with a listener who models, prompts & rewards the user’s attempted pronunciation of each word."
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"Visual Routine is a simple, easy to program visual schedule that helps your autistic or special needs child keep a routine. Routines can be tailored to their needs with audio feedback, and customizable pictures, audio, and text. Up to 4 choices can be embedded within each routine item, enabling someone to pick between options."
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The iModeling Boundaries™ app teaches a child the boundaries of touch. It uses photos (uploaded by the parent/carer) of people involved in the child’s life. The child sorts these photos into groups. Each group has a specific relationship (e.g. family and friends) and a specific kind of touch (hugs and kisses) designated to it.
This sorting process needs to be guided by the parent/carer of the child. The iModeling Boundaries™ app gives the parent/carer the tool to start the conversation around the boundaries of touch and relationships.
The iModeling Boundaries™ app combines two current models of safe-touch; the contact model, which focuses on the types of contact you might have, and the relationship model, which focuses on the type of relationships you engage in. We call the iModeling Boundaries™ app a contact and relationship model."
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"These 10 free ipad apps for children with special needs are great for kids with autism, or other special needs. List includes games, reading and writing apps, and more!"
Here is a great way to try out apps without the cost for children with special needs.
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Reviewed by Jo Booth OTR/L:
"It was intended as a tool to help kids on the spectrum, their families and caretakers identify both sensory styles and compensatory techniques so that they could open up a dialogue to communicate and share experiences. This little app however, has a much more powerful impact and reach. I consider it an essential app for all classrooms and families who deal with sensory issues, and not limited to those on the autistic spectrum alone."