Re: IPad Apps - Feedback please!

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: Our Tori, 11 yrs. just got awarded one and we are ecstatic! I know

the Prologue2go program is awesome for kids who are non=verbal...

Liz

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> My family and I are planning for get my 24-year old daughter Milly an

> IPad2, and I was wondering if any of you are using this with your children,

> and , if so, which Apps you find useful.

>

> Milly is non-verbal, and functions at around a 2-3 year old level. so, the

> Apps would have to be basic (right now we are also initiating a picture

> exchange for food and drink, but it is new to her)

>

> I don't mind paying good money for an App, if it is helpful to Milly.

>

> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Sue

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>

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--

Liz DeSantis " The person who follows the crowd will usually get no further

than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places

no one has ever been before. "

" Creativity in living is not without its attendant difficulties, for

peculiarity breeds contempt. And the unfortunate thing about being ahead of

your time is that when people finally realize you were right, they'll say

it was obvious all along. " ---Temple Grandin

" Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold

it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's

true strength. " - Reeves

" Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can

understand persistence. " - Hal Borland

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Hi ,

Here's a list I wrote a few months ago. I edited out some and added a few.

There are so many apps, but I find many are too " busy " for Dar. Here are

Darwyn's (age 7, DS and ASD, non verbal) favourites... many recommended by

others on this list at some point. Most have free versions and then if your

child likes them you can buy the upgrade:

1. Talking Tom - free, but we paid for the upgrade. A cat repeats anything you

say. It motivates Dar to verbalize and he loves when the cat repeats " grandma

loves Darwyn " or seems to " know " what Darwyn did and talk about it. He also

loves to make the cat " sleep " (by poking it repeatedly)

I use this app shamelessly to bribe him or have the cat " tell " him what he's

doing next. Somehow when the cat tells him to take a bath its better than when I

tell him.

2. First Words. We bought the deluxe version as he loved the free version and

he instantly understood he could drag the letters to spell the word. (Similar is

Bob's Books, but oddly Bob's is not as motivating for Darwyn).

3. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (which we sing many times a day). So there's an

animated version and if he presses parts of the picture stuff happens. But

warning that this app has an annoying upgrade strip at the bottom that darwyn

always presses by mistake. We now prefer the free abc songs app by Garden Salad.

If your child has a favourite nursery rhyme there is likely an animated version

app somewhere. We've bought Wheels on the Bus by the " Duck Duck Moose " creators

and I'm tempted to buy the Itsy Bitsy spider one too.

4. ABC Alphabet phonics. By Grasshopper apps. There are tons of alphabet

learning apps. This one has crisp pictures and you can turn off the noise for

wrong answers - darwyn liked the noise so kept deliberately choosing wrong

letters! We also got the Preschool Numbers and My First Shapes, and Farm

Animals by this app-maker. I like that you can change the settings to fit your

child's skill level, so we only have 3 choices at a time, because more than that

is overwhelming for Dar. 5. Soundrop - free and just cool

6. And my daughter loves fartpiano (free)

7. I Like Books is a free talking picture book. Very nicely done.

8. Our interventionist just found an app called Pictello to make photo stories.

I haven't tried it yet.

For me - the best apps have been: AppStart which is an easy to read manual for

the iPAD. Lots of great tips and now free.

AppShopper - This app is free and really useful. If you choose the " paid and

free " prices and then " price changes " for " all categories " . It will tell you

when the app you want has dropped in price (preferably to free). A lot of apps

go on sale on their anniversary or for a few days to get a lot of hits and

become ranked as popular and this app helps you find them easily.

Also I found another email with these suggestions:

I highly recommend any and all of Duck Duck Moose's apps! They are

definitely worth the $1.99!

A couple of Ben's other favorites are:

* Awesome Xylophone

* Magic Piano

* Monster Chorus

* I Hear Ewe

And here is a page with thousands of special needs apps listed on it:

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~Bonnie

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IPad Apps - Feedback please!

My family and I are planning for get my 24-year old daughter Milly an IPad2, and

I was wondering if any of you are using this with your children, and , if so,

which Apps you find useful.

Milly is non-verbal, and functions at around a 2-3 year old level. so, the Apps

would have to be basic (right now we are also initiating a picture exchange for

food and drink, but it is new to her)

I don't mind paying good money for an App, if it is helpful to Milly.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Sue

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I copied this email from the archives. Its the best suggestion I've found for

how to organize the ipad:

We are currently using 3 methods of behavior reinforcers on the i-pad for Drew:

1.  I've loaded educational app's on the first 2 pages, & the reinforer app's on

the 3rd/4th pages.  When he is given an educational task, he is shown & picks

the reinforcer & told that after he completes the first task, he gets the

reinforcer.  It has gone from 1:1 ratio to 3:1 ratio, so the reinforcers are

working.

2.  I purchased the Pro2go app ($189.99 ), and have programmed a page of

reinforcers that are used in the same manner as #1, but also include reinforcers

that don't need the device. For example, I've taken pictures of his art

supplies, music cd's, etc., which motivate him since they look exactly like his

" stuff " .

3.  I purchased the " First, Then, Visual Scheduler " ($9.99), primarily for

breaking down tasks with actual photo's of " Drew's world " , that can be accessed

easily.  For example, I've taken pictures of everything he needs to do to get

ready for school in the morning, using his clothes, toothbrush, food, etc.  I

haven't had to, but you can add a reinforcer to the top or bottom of each task

that you want completed.  We are just now using this for his morning routine,

and primarily on my i-phone, since it is easier to have with you at all times,

and the i-pad is usually on the charger downstairs!

Both #2 & 3 are on my iphone & computer, & Drew's i-pad, with only one purchase

necessary.

I hope this helps.  I'm struggling through the programming process on my own.

I've had no " formal training " on the device (as it pertains to communication),

or the app's. The school district is doing a test with some older kids this

year, using i-pad's loaded with Pro2go, but they felt Drew was too young to be

included.  So any input you can give from your work sessions would be greatly

appreciated!

Gerry-Mom to Drew, almost 13!

Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry

IPad Apps - Feedback please!

My family and I are planning for get my 24-year old daughter Milly an IPad2, and

I was wondering if any of you are using this with your children, and , if so,

which Apps you find useful.

Milly is non-verbal, and functions at around a 2-3 year old level. so, the Apps

would have to be basic (right now we are also initiating a picture exchange for

food and drink, but it is new to her)

I don't mind paying good money for an App, if it is helpful to Milly.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Sue

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Wow, what great info! thank you all so much! I'm really excited now about

getting the IPad for my girl. I'm not expecting a miracle, of course, I've

learned over the years to be realistic about Milly's challenges, but to never

stop exploring different ways for her to reach her maximum potential.

I'll try to post a photo of Milly and me - she's adorable (not that I'm

prejudiced:)

SueB, Mom to Milly

>

> I copied this email from the archives. Its the best suggestion I've found for

how to organize the ipad:

>

> We are currently using 3 methods of behavior reinforcers on the i-pad for

Drew:

> 1.  I've loaded educational app's on the first 2 pages, & the reinforer app's

on the 3rd/4th pages.  When he is given an educational task, he is shown & picks

the reinforcer & told that after he completes the first task, he gets the

reinforcer.  It has gone from 1:1 ratio to 3:1 ratio, so the reinforcers are

working.

> 2.  I purchased the Pro2go app ($189.99 ), and have programmed a page of

reinforcers that are used in the same manner as #1, but also include reinforcers

that don't need the device. For example, I've taken pictures of his art

supplies, music cd's, etc., which motivate him since they look exactly like his

" stuff " .

> 3.  I purchased the " First, Then, Visual Scheduler " ($9.99), primarily for

breaking down tasks with actual photo's of " Drew's world " , that can be accessed

easily.  For example, I've taken pictures of everything he needs to do to get

ready for school in the morning, using his clothes, toothbrush, food, etc.  I

haven't had to, but you can add a reinforcer to the top or bottom of each task

that you want completed.  We are just now using this for his morning routine,

and primarily on my i-phone, since it is easier to have with you at all times,

and the i-pad is usually on the charger downstairs!

> Both #2 & 3 are on my iphone & computer, & Drew's i-pad, with only one

purchase necessary.

> I hope this helps.  I'm struggling through the programming process on my own.

I've had no " formal training " on the device (as it pertains to communication),

or the app's. The school district is doing a test with some older kids this

year, using i-pad's loaded with Pro2go, but they felt Drew was too young to be

included.  So any input you can give from your work sessions would be greatly

appreciated!

> Gerry-Mom to Drew, almost 13!

>

> Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry

>

> IPad Apps - Feedback please!

>

> My family and I are planning for get my 24-year old daughter Milly an IPad2,

and I was wondering if any of you are using this with your children, and , if

so, which Apps you find useful.

>

> Milly is non-verbal, and functions at around a 2-3 year old level. so, the

Apps would have to be basic (right now we are also initiating a picture exchange

for food and drink, but it is new to her)

>

> I don't mind paying good money for an App, if it is helpful to Milly.

>

> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Sue

>

>

>

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, I'll definitely keep in touch about my experiences with the IPad, I'm

new to all this too, but I'm excited to work with it.

Sue

>

> I copied this email from the archives. Its the best suggestion I've found for

how to organize the ipad:

>

> We are currently using 3 methods of behavior reinforcers on the i-pad for

Drew:

> 1.  I've loaded educational app's on the first 2 pages, & the reinforer app's

on the 3rd/4th pages.  When he is given an educational task, he is shown & picks

the reinforcer & told that after he completes the first task, he gets the

reinforcer.  It has gone from 1:1 ratio to 3:1 ratio, so the reinforcers are

working.

> 2.  I purchased the Pro2go app ($189.99 ), and have programmed a page of

reinforcers that are used in the same manner as #1, but also include reinforcers

that don't need the device. For example, I've taken pictures of his art

supplies, music cd's, etc., which motivate him since they look exactly like his

" stuff " .

> 3.  I purchased the " First, Then, Visual Scheduler " ($9.99), primarily for

breaking down tasks with actual photo's of " Drew's world " , that can be accessed

easily.  For example, I've taken pictures of everything he needs to do to get

ready for school in the morning, using his clothes, toothbrush, food, etc.  I

haven't had to, but you can add a reinforcer to the top or bottom of each task

that you want completed.  We are just now using this for his morning routine,

and primarily on my i-phone, since it is easier to have with you at all times,

and the i-pad is usually on the charger downstairs!

> Both #2 & 3 are on my iphone & computer, & Drew's i-pad, with only one

purchase necessary.

> I hope this helps.  I'm struggling through the programming process on my own.

I've had no " formal training " on the device (as it pertains to communication),

or the app's. The school district is doing a test with some older kids this

year, using i-pad's loaded with Pro2go, but they felt Drew was too young to be

included.  So any input you can give from your work sessions would be greatly

appreciated!

> Gerry-Mom to Drew, almost 13!

>

> Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry

>

> IPad Apps - Feedback please!

>

> My family and I are planning for get my 24-year old daughter Milly an IPad2,

and I was wondering if any of you are using this with your children, and , if

so, which Apps you find useful.

>

> Milly is non-verbal, and functions at around a 2-3 year old level. so, the

Apps would have to be basic (right now we are also initiating a picture exchange

for food and drink, but it is new to her)

>

> I don't mind paying good money for an App, if it is helpful to Milly.

>

> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Sue

>

>

>

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Hi I'm not sure if I ever sent this, but have found it in drafts - for what it's worth, anyway.......

We've recently got an iPad for Matteo, aged 21.

It's a fantastic gadget. He loves looking at the photos we've taken, but is not great at scrolling along and if he sees it's a video he will just press the play button over and over, so it's not something he has been able to use on his own. BUT i was looking at what others have written about the apps, and LOVE the Koi Pond app. He will sit and touch the moving fish and loves the ripples in the water, and while I can see that there is the repetitive element, and don't leave him for too long, he is actually concentrating on the movement.

Da: Liz DeSantis A: Inviato: Mercoledì 9 Novembre 2011 0:14Oggetto: Re: IPad Apps - Feedback please!: Our Tori, 11 yrs. just got awarded one and we are ecstatic! I knowthe Prologue2go program is awesome for kids who are non=verbal...Liz> **>>> My family and I are planning for get my 24-year old daughter Milly an> IPad2, and I was wondering if any of you are using this with your children,> and , if so, which Apps

you find useful.>> Milly is non-verbal, and functions at around a 2-3 year old level. so, the> Apps would have to be basic (right now we are also initiating a picture> exchange for food and drink, but it is new to her)>> I don't mind paying good money for an App, if it is helpful to Milly.>> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!>> Sue>> >-- Liz DeSantis"The person who follows the crowd will usually get no furtherthan the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in placesno one has ever

been before.""Creativity in living is not without its attendant difficulties, forpeculiarity breeds contempt. And the unfortunate thing about being ahead ofyour time is that when people finally realize you were right, they'll sayit was obvious all along."---Temple Grandin"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to holdit together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that'strue strength." - Reeves"Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I canunderstand persistence." - Hal Borland