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Tips: Assistive Technology

Networking together, we are a vital resource for each other. Please share information you believe will help grandparents to improve their understanding of autism, interactions with grandchildren and enhance their family relationships.

More tip categories are posted on the right. Choose a category by clicking on it. New information is added frequently and we encourage you to visit often.

Software for Speech Impaired People

APP2Speak is an inexpensive Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) software application, developed by an experienced Speech Language Pathologist, that enables speech-impaired individuals to communicate more effectively. It is designed and created for the thousands of individuals who experience speech impairment as a result of a stroke, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, autism, and other conditions affecting speech and communication.
APP2Speak contains 80 preset communication needs and wants. Each page displays 20 real-life photos with words. Each selection provides voice output (two voice options) for a word and phrase describing a want or need. The custom pages are unlimited and provide additional flexibility to enable personalized communication. Speech Pathologists, family and friends can upload pictures from their personal photo library or the Internet (with wireless Internet connection). Another option is taking a picture within APP2Speak; you can save it on custom pages, label the picture, select text-to-speech or record your voice for speech output. Share your custom pages with other APP2Speak users through an enabled Bluetooth or WiFi connection (iOS only).

Great Apps for Summer

A great app from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders. Camp Discovery is broken into assessment, learning trials and mini-games that serve as a reward. The app also tracks your child’s progress and allows the parent to personalize the experience. Find out more here.

Endless Reader

Endless reader combines visual and audio learning with fun animations that allow your grandchild to read and put together the “sight words” that are so important for early reading. After the animation, your child can move the letters into the word to spell it, and as the letter is moved, the app reinforces the phonetic sound of the letter. Find out more here.

Five Little Monkeys With Nothing To Do

Join the Five Little Monkeys in this interactive book app as they prepare the house for Grandma Beesie’s visit! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Find out more here.

Model Me Going Places

  • This app helps children learn appropriate behavior for various community locations. Find out more here.
  • Helps kids understand how others are feeling, making eye contact and developing social skills. Find out more here.
  • Helps teens and young adults learn basic money skills. Find out more here.

Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer

Helps kids experience what it’s like to fly including packing, going through security and boarding the plane. Find out more here.

Great Apps

CDC Introduces Developmental Milestone Tracker App

Grandparents are frequently concerned about their grandchildren’s development – and how they might detect delays in milestones.

Centers For Disease Control And Prevention has released a free app designed to help parents understand when their kids should be hitting developmental benchmarks. It includes checklists with photos and videos detailing important milestones for kids 2 months to 5 years old as well as information on when to contact a doctor about potential issues. For more information, click here, and to register for a Nov. 29 webinar on how to best use the app, click here.

Best Apps for Kids – Children’s Apps and Websites Reviewed, Rated & Ranked by Moms & Educators

Find top-rated kids apps, get advice on finding the best educational websites and read about the best of the best kids apps and educational products.

At Best Apps for Kids our goal is to help you find the best selling, most popular and highest rated kids apps and websites – no matter what category they might fall into! Get in-depth ratings, reviews, and buying advice for must-have children’s apps based on rigorous expert testing.

Our moms and educators test every app and website on this site and our reviews are honest, trusted and in-depth. In addition to app reviews and ranked app lists, we also explore great education and parenting advice that we hope is helpful as you raise your little ones.

We hope you enjoy the site and don’t forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter to join the conversation and get up to date tips and news.

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