How can we tell if an app for autism works? | DART. People often ask me something along the lines of “are iPads useful for kids with autism?” – a question I struggle to answer. It is bit like saying “are pills good for headaches?” The iPad (or tablet, smartphone, computer…) is just a delivery method, it all depends what apps you are using and how. Yes, I can generalise a bit – for example, autistic people of all ages do often enjoy working with technology. Similarly, yes, pills are good for headaches because you can carry them around in your bag, take them whenever you need them, don’t have to see a doctor. So, ultimately, it’s the apps that matter. This got me thinking, what evidence is it reasonable to expect for an app? There are other obstacles – most apps are made by commercial enterprises who may not have many staff with scientific research training.
So what are the alternatives? Autism (ASD) Research Lab Sheffield. Research Autism | Publications. iPad game to help children with autism | Archive news | Children with autism as young as 18 months could be helped to improve their socialising skills thanks to a new iPad app. FindMe is a simple game that challenges children to find an onscreen character in different scenarios. Using the iPad’s touch screen, players simply tap the character to move onto the next, more complex level. Grounded in research Education and Informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh have collaborated on the game, the first ever attempt to fuse autism research with iPad gaming.
The app was developed by the Click-East project, a scheme using computers to help children with autism. The research was funded by the Nuffield Foundation. As the game progresses, children must contend with more distractions on screen. Versions of the game under development will focus on other common difficulties in autism, such as being unable to follow a pointing finger or monitor where another person is looking. International reach Download Ongoing project. DART | Development / Autism / Research / Technology. Otizm ve İpad.
Apple'ın efsanevi kurucusu Steve Jobs, bize "Kendimizi yeniden keşfetmeyi" miras bıraktı. Bu kendini yeniden keşfediş, belki de en çok otistik çocuklar için anlam ifade ediyor. iPad, ev ödevlerinde çocuklara yardım etme kabiliyeti veya ikinci dili akıcı konuşma üzerindeki etkisi ile eğitimde yepyeni bir çağın kapısını açıyor. iPad'in eğitimdeki gücünün yanı sıra günümüzde eğitim uzmanlarının tüm ilgisi, otizme sahip çocuklara eğitim verilmesi şeklini kökten değiştirmesi üzerine odaklanıyor. iPad'in yaratıcı ekibi, bu cihazın otistik çocuklarda harikalar yaratacağını tasarım aşamasında hayal dahi etmemişti oysa. Cihaz, kullanılmaya başlanmasından kısa bir süre sonra, tedaviye yardımcı özelliğiyle ilgili başarı öyküleri çoğalmaya başladı. Steve Jobs, iPad2'nin tanıtımında "iPad, bugün beyin ameliyatından otizmin tedavisine kadar pek çok alanda kullanılıyor" cümlesiyle bunu doğruladı… Leo'nun annesi Rosa da buna katılıyor.
iPAD, OTİZMİN SEMPTOMLARINI AZALTIYOR ÇOCUKLARI iPad'E ÇEKEN ŞEY NE?
AssistiveWare talks autism apps, price challenges and iOS versus Android | Society. According to the UK's National Autistic Society, there may be more than 500k people in the UK with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including around 134k children – defined as under-18s. Those are figures worth remembering on 2 April, which is designated by the United Nations as World Autism Awareness Day. It's also a day to consider the way smartphone and tablet apps are being used by people with ASD and other complex communication needs, including cerebral palsy, down syndrome and developmental disabilities. One of the developers making these apps is AssistiveWare, which came to my notice with this YouTube video about a six year-old girl called Ruby, and her use of its Proloquo2Go augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app on an iPad.
It's a striking video, so I talked to chief executive David Niemeijer to find out more. "In the past, there were very expensive devices that might cost £3k or £5k," he says. That does mean charging more money than most other app genres.