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Apps for AUTISM
Professional Background
Overview of Today
#1 Apps for Communication
#2 Apps for Scheduling & Rewarding
#3 Apps to help Anxiety
#4 Apps for Increasing Spoken Language
#5 Apps for Teaching Specific Academic Skills
-Reading
-Written Language
-Math
#6 GPS Technology
1st – WHY are special supports Needed???
Children and Adults with ASD face many unique challenges
Our understanding of the physiological CAUSES of these
challenges is rapidly growing.
Genetic Family Research
Chromosomal Genetics
Autism Genome Project - Global 5 yr collaboration
*130 scientists in 50 institutions in 19 countries, $20 million
*DNA samples from 1,600 families
*Estimates 100 genes could be involved
The analysis also uncovered a link between autism and the deletion in part
of a gene known as neurexin 1, one of a family of genes important in
communication between neurons in the brain.
Genetic Screening ???
Genetic finding paves way for controversial autism testing CAROLY N ABRAHAM
Toronto— From Thursday's Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Jun. 09, 2010 1:08PM
Triggers
Genetics put one at “risk” but often further triggers needed:
Environmental
Metabolic
Viral Infections
In Utero Complications
Neurological Impact
Plasticity & Myelinization
Neurological Impact
Neurological Connections
Overview of Today
#1 Apps for Communication
#2 Apps for Scheduling & Rewarding
#3 Apps to help Anxiety
#4 Apps for Teaching Specific Skills
-Language
-Reading
-Spelling
-Math
#5 GPS Technology
APPS 4 Communication
APPS 4 Communication
APPS 4 Communication
Proloquo2Go by AssistiveWare ($199) -Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). -Vocabulary organized for beginning communicators on up to those who need a more complex core vocabulary. -Customizable Display from Pics to Text -Transition to literacy with word prediction in typing view -Over 30 voices ranging in age and accent
APPS 4 Communication
APPS 4 Communication
APPS 4 Communication
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Communication - Autismate
AutisMate ($149) -Scene based communication. -Pictures have embedded hotspots that open up to relevant vocabulary or video clips.
APPS 4 Communication
APPS 4 Communication
APPS 4 Communication
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Scheduling & Rewarding
APPS 4 Scheduling & Rewarding
Time Timer $2.99 -Can be used many ways *Waiting * Counting Down *Tracking Duration *Teaching Endurance *Building Tolerance
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Scheduling & Rewarding
The Choiceworks app by BeeVisual ($6.99)
- Schedule Board allows up to eight steps and when an item is done you slide the finished task to the all done column.
- The Waiting board has a timer that counts down.
- The Feelings board helps to identify emotions and create strategies to cope in a positive way- such as when they are feeling angry or frustrated.
- Over 150 images are included or you may use your own
symbols or photos. You may also record audio.
Choiceworks Schedule Board
Choiceworks Feelings Board
Choiceworks Waiting Board
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 ANXIETY
Anxiety = The
Missing Piece of
the Puzzle?
ANXIETY Overview
• Understanding Anxiety
*Supporting Children with Anxiety
- Apps for Self Monitoring
- Apps for Self Calming
- Social Story Apps
Anxiety - Biology
When is Anxiety Good?
When is Anxiety Good?
Types of Anxiety
There are several recognized types of anxiety disorders,
including:
Panic disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobias
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
ASD & Anxiety Symptoms
Feelings of panic, fear, and uneasiness
Uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts
Ritualistic behaviors
Problems sleeping
An inability to be still and calm
MELTDOWNS
CBT – Self Monitoring
*
5 Point Scale & Anxiety Curve
- The RAGE Cycle
- Teachable Moments - The Rumbling Stage - Rage Stage - Recovery Stage - Teachable Moments - NOTE: ONLY teachable times are well
before or after meltdowns
APPS 4 Self Monitoring
Anger Thermometer $1.99 -Helps ID & regulate feelings. -Can be used as a preventative tool, a situational tool, or a debriefing tool after-the-fact. The Anger Thermometer also provides calming strategies that are both simple and effective.
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
Behavioral Self Calming
Supporting Children with Anxiety
-Relaxation Tools for Home and School
– Diaphragmatic Breathing
– Progressive Muscle Relaxation
– Visualization
– Mindfulness Meditation
APPS 4 Breathing
Breathe 2 Relax – FREE -Tutorials -Customizable -Track Stress
APPS 4 Breathing
Pranayama– FREE/$1.99 -Tutorials -Customizable -Track Progress
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Visualization & Relaxation
Autogenic Training - $2.99 -Teaches 5 ways to relax *Autogenics *Progressive Muscle Relaxation *Deep Breathing *Visualization *”Special Place”
APPS 4 Mindfulness & Meditation
Smiling Minds - FREE -Takes listeners through guided meditations, beginning with a "body scan" session and moving on to sounds, thoughts, and emotions. -4 Age level Settings -Tracks mood -Earn badges & unlock levels -National Research in Australia
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
Supporting Children with Anxiety
- Anxiety and Coping Tools for Home
– The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
For Kids – Shapiro
– I Bet I Won't Fret – Sisemore
– Anxiety Workbook for Teens - Schab
Supporting Children with Anxiety
-Professional Intervention Services
– How do you know when they are needed?
– Who should you see?
• Psychologist for Diagnosis & Therapy
– Self Refer
• Pediatrician or Psychiatrist for Medication
– Referral through family doctor
Supporting Children with Anxiety
– Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• 1:1 with a Psychologist
• Group Therapy
SOCAIL STORIES
*Excellent tools for teaching and encouraging appropriate behaviors & overcoming fears *Written in positive format as if behaviors already happening
SOCIAL STORY EXAMPLES
Captain Jack and the Peaceful Parrot Smart Scientist
Social Story Resources
www.thegraycenter.org http://www.polyxo.com/socialstories http://www.beyondplay.com/ITEMS/V703.HTM
APPS 4 Social Stories
Stories About Me - $5.99 Blending photos, text, and voice recordings into a talking picture book, children can playback rich media stories of their own personal experiences. Swiping advances the pages and tapping plays the audio; simple as that! Creating, editing, and ordering stories is easy and simple. Sharing stories with others who have the app and backing them up is made possible with Dropbox integration. Parental lock feature prevents accidental edits or deletions.
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
Speech Journal $3.99 Mobile Education Store -Creates books that allow you to pair recorded voices with an image. -Create social stories, talking photo albums, illustrated multi-step tasks for job skills.
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
- Language Builder - Sentence Builder - Question Builder - Conversation Builder - Story Builder
APPS 4 Building Language
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
Language Builder$9.99 1) Improve sentence
ideation 2) Improve sentence
formation; and 3) Improve receptive
and expressive language.
-3 levels of hints -250 picture cards
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
Sentence Builder$4.99 -Learn to create grammatically correct sentences. - Multiple levels of practices using various sentence structures. -Over 225 built in sentences -Fully customizable 'create your own' section,
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
Questions Builder$5.99 -Why, What, Where, How and Random question formats -1200 audio clips of questions and answers -3 levels of abstraction -Optional text and audio reinforcement -Statistics to track student progress
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
Conversation Builder$19.99 -Learn how to have multi-exchange conversations with their peers in a variety of social settings. -Visual format to help master the flow of conversation. -Students will learn when it is appropriate to introduce themselves, ask questions, make observations and change the
subject of the conversation.
APPS 4 Building Spoken Language
Story Builder$7.99 1) Improve paragraph
formation 2) Improve integration of
ideas; and 3) Improve higher level
abstractions by inference.
*Stiches answers together into a story narative
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Teaching Specific Academic Skills
APPS 4 Reading – Phonics
$59.99 or $.99 per book
APPS 4 Reading – Sight Words
Step #1 – Match Picture to Picture with word Step #2 – Match Picture to Word Step #3 – Match Word to Picture Step #4 – Orally label word (read cards outloud)
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Written Language
Practice Book Alphabet - $.99 -Unlimited personalize words and phrases to trace -Musical and animation rewards -Tracks all progress with copies of practice sheets ***TIP – use a stylus & encourage proper tripod grip
APPS 4 Written Language
Kidspiration Maps - $9.99 -Grades K-5 learn to organize and classify information, gain sight word knowledge and expand their ideas into written and verbal expression.
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
APPS 4 Math
Touch Math $.99/unit Adventures: ▪ Touching/Counting ▪ Jungle Addition ▪ Ocean Subtraction ▪ Cosmic Multiplication ▪ Desert Division
Apps 4 YOU
- How could this App be of use to you? - What might be challenging about making
use of this App?
- What steps will you need to take to start using this App?
-Simon Baron Cohen RESEARCH
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Biological sex affects the neurobiology of autism
This study seeks to answer two questions about how autism is modulated by biological sex at the level of the brain: (i)is the neuroanatomy of autism different in males and females? (ii)(ii) does the neuroanatomy of autism fit predictions from the „extreme male brain‟ theory of autism, in males and/or in females?
Biological sex affects the neurobiology of autism – WEB Links
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/136/9/2799.short http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2388624/Girls-autistic-masculine-brains-scientists-claim.html#ixzz2fFbxy0Of
Biological sex affects the neurobiology of autism – VIDEO
Simon Baron Cohen Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crmDSDeCEp4
-New DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria & Categories
*Separate diagnostic categories of Autism, PDD-NOS, and Asperger‟s Removed *1 Single Autism Spectrum Disorder Category *Pros and Cons
Defining Autism (cont.‟d)
Two core symptom categories:
#1 Deficits in social communication & Social Interaction
#2 Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or
activities
Severity Levels
DSM-V
*Please turn to handout resource
