Ten Apple iPad Apps To Help Children With Autism

Autism is a developmental disorder affecting children from birth or the early months of life. It results in delay in, and deviance from, the normal patterns of development. These occur in three areas of behavior:

· Social relationships and interactions
· Language and communication.
· Activities and interests.

I am no stranger to the mysteries of autism and indeed studied it in-depth at The University of Birmingham – one of the world’s leading research development centers for studies into childhood autism.

There is no cure for autism. Children with autism become adults with autism and most with additional learning disabilities will require care and supervision all their lives. People at the other end of the spectrum, however, and with ordinary intellectual ability, usually become partially or fully independent as adults but require specialist help as children. Interventions are designed to assist people with autism to achieve their full potential at all stages of their lives and to support and help parents and carers to accomplish this.

I think this list of apps that I have collated here will really help many families and individuals, take a look and let me know what you think.

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More on these app:
Proloquo2go, Story_Builder, "Off we go" book series, Soundtastic, Visual Impact, Living Safely,  Tapspeak Sequence for iPad, iCommunicate for iPad, Autoverbal Talking Soundboard Pro, Is that Gluten Free?, and I Dress for Weather.