Mobile Apps
For everything about apps for students with autism please be patient as my "apps for autism" site had to be removed once the wikispaces site closed down. For now my Livebinder provides an overview of tools and rubrics to use. http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?present=true&id=1376696
see also http://bit.ly/bosertechtools a large spreadsheet of resources including mobile apps
Below are a few links that were also on the old wikispaces site :
Please read and watch video about the transformation use of the ipad has created in the life of one boy with autism .
http://www.blogher.com/ipad-nearmiracle-my-son-autism
there is a wonder spreadsheet on this site (http://squidalicious.com) with a range of different apps described that worked for 'leo'. These are reviewed and described by mom and and SLP.
Please see attached .pdf document with a great list of apps for a variety of uses for children with a variety of special needs.
There are several APPS websites that I recommend for ideas, reviews and an 'inside view' of apps in the special needs area. The top site in this area with reviews and video demonstrations of apps is Gary James http://a4cwsn.com
I've listed here a number of the most popular apps that work like Augmentative Communication Devices--
For other Speech Language apps see also videos produced by, http://smartypantsapps.com, pocketSLP, articpix among others
Gianluca DeLeo and Gondy Leroy
Have developed software for microsoft based mobile technologies called PixTalk that has demonstrated great effectiveness with students on the spectrum:
Click Here for an article about the technology.
The software is available for download at Http://communicationautism.com
Baldi-Timo for Reading using Perceptual
Dom Massaro and his Perceptual Learning Lab