Best Autism Apps For iPad, iPhone and Android

This list of mobile applications has been compiled to help those living with autism and their families navigate daily challenges, enhance learning, and educate themselves on autism. The following apps are designed for use by individuals with autism with ages ranging from two years old to adults. Links to the app developer’s websites as well as to iTunes and the Google Play store have been attached for easy navigation.

These days it takes a little more than a village to find a place out in the world that would be enjoyable for your child with autism.  So what’s a father from Pennsylvania to do when he’s looking for a safe and fun place to take his son?  He creates an app so he can get feedback from everyone!

The opportunities for learning and adventure seem endless. There are puzzle spelling words, learning games, social stories…something for everyone.

We are very pleased to announce the release of Autism Parenting Magazine on Android Smartphones. It has been a while in the making and we know it will enable even more of you to read the magazine on the go.

As more children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), more parents are looking for alternative forms of education for their children. Any parent with a child on the autism spectrum knows that traditional education models can be challenging for children with ASD.

If you have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), you already know there is a high risk that he/she might try to elope, or wander off without permission.  For such parents, a GPS tracker is not a luxury—it’s a necessity.  There are a large number of products on the market to help protect children who tend to wander.  Since every product is a little different, we have reviewed three of the more popular ones currently on the market to help families find a good match.

In my practice as an educator, I worked with children who had different needs, as well as different strengths, that balanced their shortcomings.  No child is the same as the other, autistic or neurotypical, so it’s very difficult to generalize.  I should mention, however, that my experience is mostly with children of preschool and elementary school levels of capability.

Much has been said over the years concerning technology and education — there has been and still is an ongoing debate about how we can best implement technology into schools to the benefit of children.

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Aut2Speak, an app that bridges the communication gap for those with pre-verbal or non-verbal autism, has announced its anticipated iOS release.