Check out this super fun, handwriting app on the iPad or iPhone – skywrite. Basically, you can draw letters, objects or words on the screen and the plane writes them in the sky. You can even modify how the letters and shapes are drawn by changing the width of the smoke from the plane, the […]
Here is an interesting way to evaluate a client’s posture – try using your iPhone or iPad. Basically what you will do is create an image with a picture of the client and a grid over the picture. With the grid you can measure angles to determine progress. Here is how you do it: Step […]
After reading an article that some kindergarten classes in Maine, will be getting close to 300 iPads, I began to think about how this will effect the fine motor skill development of young children. And, how younger children’s use of technology may provide an unfortunate sort of job security for pediatric occupational therapists. The rate […]
Here are two, new free apps for a limited time that I found from FreeAppAlert. The first one is Write&Say. This app will read aloud words and documents with natural voices. Therefore, you can type and then have it read aloud to you. It can also translate your text and read it aloud in different […]
Have you heard of FreeAppAlert ? It is a website that lists all of the paid apps that have recently become free. Worth checking out frequently. For example for today Grace, a picture exchange system, normally sells for $38 is free! Check out Bubble Harp – totally cool musical app. Tap the sides of the […]
Dexteria is a new app released by Binary Labs for fine motor skill development which retails for $9.99. I have just finished testing this app for about a week now. This app includes three activities – Write It, Tap It and Pinch It. Progress on each of the activities can be tracked, reported and even […]
There is a fun new website entitled Apps for Children with Special Needs. The unique thing about this website is the video demonstrations of the apps. For example here is an app about dressing skills. There are videos on how to dress, how to wash your face, how to wash your clothes, etc. You can […]
There are thousands of applications available for the iPhone and the iPad. For those of you who work with children with autism it can be difficult to know where to start when you search the applications that are available. A few people have written some informative blog posts on apps and autism. Check them out […]
Here are two iPhone apps that I have tested out for letter formation. Either of these could be used as fun tools to encourage kinesthetic practice of letter formation. The first I tested was Letter Tracer. This app was $0.99 when I purchased it. I really liked the simplicity of Letter Tracer. The letter is […]