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Angry Birds and Autism: A match made in heaven

I really don’t need to ask this but, how many of your little ones love to play Angry Birds? Just about everyone has their hands up. My boys love Angry Birds. They love the plushies, the video games and now t…
The iPad is HERE!

NOTE: I have no affiliation to Speck Products®, Apple®, or any of the app makers and was in no way compensated for this post. I have been wanting to add an iPad to my play therapy tools for children with…
How to Keep Your Kiddo From Closing Their Favorite App or Clicking on Ads

Has your toddler or older child ever clicked themselves out of the app they were playing? Or worse, clicked out and started an app you didn't want them to play with?
A New Way To Find Special Needs Apps

With hundreds of apps now available to help individuals with special needs it has become increasingly difficult to find and choose the right special needs app. After hearing from so many people how difficult it was t…
Going Above and Beyond

Dylan and his new iPad from The Puzzling Piece! A parent always wonders what their child is going to be like when he or she is born. What color hair will they have? What color will their eyes be? Whose smile they w…
Abitalk Sentence Builder: App Review

Sentence Builder App is a great educational app by Abitalk Incorporated that allows the user to learn to build a basic sentence from the ground up. The app is designed for kids age 4-7 and aptly so, but doesn’t…
Misrepresentation within the Autism Community

This is a very exciting time in the world of Autism… more and more, autistics are finding ways to have their voice heard, or give voices to those that have had no voice before. With the improvements in text to…
Apps that Inspire Creativity in Children with Disabilities

Inspiring creativity in all children, and especially those with disabilities, is a wonderful goal for all providers and teachers. However, time demands often make this is lofty goal to achieve in the classroom. So I wo…
What an Autism Treatment is Not

When did communicating in a non-verbal way become a “emerging treatment?” Here is one in many examples demonstrating how the National Standards Report does not understand the genuine meaning of autism tre…
Introducing an iPad

I have decided that the iPad is the first place to start with Nathan using a communication device. I haven't fought the idea. But, rather hoped he would get his language. He is ten now.