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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Apps
Preventative
Visual Timers
VisTimer-free version allows for use up to 10 minutes in duration; paid version up 24 hours
30/30-lets you set a to-do list with an amount of time to spend per task; visual timer lets you know how much time remains for a task before you need to move on
Relaxation/White noise apps
Chillax-relaxing sound or music options with timer set up to 90 minutes; works in the background of other apps
Relax Melodies HD by iLBSoft- allows you to choose and mix sounds and volume levels to create background you want
First Then Schedule
First Then Visual Schedule-aligned with positive behavior support by cueing the student as to which more preferred item/activity is available following a less preferred activity
Prompts
iPrompts-is used to rapidly create and present visual supports, helping individuals transition from one activity to the next, understand upcoming even
Teaching Replacement Behavior
Social Stories-visual and textual or auditory presentation of a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues, persepectives, and common responses in a specially defined style and format
Sock Puppets Free-lets you create your own lip-synched videos and share them on Facebook and YouTube. Add Puppets, props, scenery, and backgrounds and start creating. Hit the record button and t
Social Stories for Problem Behaviors-have social stories and other tools and supports to help improve challenging problem behaviors.
Chores
Chore Pad HD-provides individualized to do list (home or school) with in-app icons or photos you can add. Student checks off when they are “done” with each and earn points for completion
Emotions
Learn with Rufus: Emotions-Feelings and Emotions aims to help children learn the facial expressions that correspond to feelings and emotions including happy, sad, angry, afraid, disgusted, and surprised. Children will learn how to identify easier fully-formed emotions and more difficult subtle emotions. The game is highly customizable to meet the needs of children with varying skills, ability levels, and learning styles
Touch and Learn Emotions Free-focused on helping kids read body language and understand emotions by looking at pictures and figuring out which person is expressing a given emotion
Behavior Buddy Free-self-management system and picture-activity schedule combined into one customizable program that can be adapted to a variety of skills (social, vocational, academic, etc.
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KidToDo-an easy to use, picture based, to-do list app for kids
Rewarding Appropriate Behaviors
First Then Visual Schedule-is aligned with positive behavior support by cueing the student as to which more preferred item/activity is available following a less preferred activity
Chore Pad HD-Provides individualized to do list (home or school) with in-app icons or photos you can add. Student checks off when they are “done” with each and earn points for completion
iReward-First Then options as well as provides visual tracking of the number of behaviors the student has shown/tasks completed till a specific reward is earned. Can choose in-app photos, search, or add from photo library
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ClasDoJo-offers a classroom management platform for teachers to encourage positive behavior in the classroom and keep parents in the loop
Data
SymTrend ADL-Designed for individuals supporting young children with concern in the area of Activities of Daily Living - the app is designed to gather information related to function of problem behaviors associated with these activities - eating, sleeping, hygiene etc.and track progress with strategies applied
Tap Tap Counter Free- supports discrete tracking frequent behaviors/occurrences without having to remember which number you are on
ClassDoJo Free-offers a classroom management platform for teachers to encourage positive behavior in the classroom and keep parents in the loo
Behavior Snap-is a multimodal behavior observation tool created by school psychologists to identify the frequency, duration, and function of behaviors of interest for use on the iPad
Countee Free- a mobile application that allows collecting real-time data. You can create different templates to collect continuous and discrete responses. There is no limit to the number of responses or templates you can add.
Behavior Tracker Pro-Access training to use this data collection app at: www.behaviortrackerpro.com/support/btp
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