Android Apps for Special Education (Autism)
This is a list of Android apps that I believe would be appropriate & beneficial for children with autism. Apps were included based on description on the Android Market, information on developer websites, as well as YouTube demo videos. As I do not yet own an Android device, I have not been able to fully test or review these apps.
Android Market - Apps
USER INTERFACE
AAC
- Touch and Go - Speak (FREE)
- AutismSpeech DiegoSays (FREE or Pro-$1.99)
- Picture Dictionary ($1.71)
- AutismSpeech DiegoSaysPro ($1.99)
- Let's Talk! ($3.79)
- iAugComm ($4.99)
- JABtalk ($9.99)
- AAC Speech Buddy ($27.99)
- voice4u ($29.99)
- Discover MyVoice ($50.00)
- Alexicom Tech
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: AppsForAAC
TEXT-TO-SPEECH
WORD PREDICTION
BEHAVIOR
- Pyramid Education Consultants
- Behavior Chart PhD ($1.99)
- Behavior Status (FREE)
- Let's Go! (FREE)
- EasyKidTokens ($1.00)
- Behavior Tracker Pro ($29.99)
- Kids Stars ($1.06)
TIMER
VISUAL SCHEDULES
- Tick! (timer) (FREE)
- EasyKidTimer ($1.00)
- Visual Auditory Timer PRO ($0.99)
- Visual Countdown Timer ($0.71)
- myPrompts ($1.60)
ACTIVITY SCHEDULES \ TASK ANALYSIS
- iSchedule for special needs ($0.99) - Interactive, text-based schedule. User can interactively keep track of tasks,finish task and get rewarded by stars and music.
JOURNALING
LIFE SKILLS
- AgileAssyst (FREE)
- Handroid Widget (FREE) - designed for TEENS with autism
- Life Skills Winner Lite (FREE)
- Life Skills Winner Pro ($1.99)
- TOILET TRAINING
HEALTH
EMOTIONS
SOCIAL SKILLS
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY
- Talking apps by Outfit7 (i.e., Talking Tom)
- R Intensive by Smarty Ears ($6.99)
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
INSTRUCTION
INTENSIVE TEACHING (VERBAL BEHAVIOR)
- Shanesh COLORS Show Me
- VizZle Student Player (FREE)
- Vocal Slides (FREE)
- ShowMe (FREE)
- LearnFruit (FREE)
- iPractice Verbs by Smarty Ears ($9.99)
COGNITIVE
LANGUAGE ARTS
- ALPHABET
- WORDS
- iTouchiLearn Words ($0.99)
- Kidroid ($3.00) - word-to-picture matching
- Kids Word (FREE)
- SPELLING
- E-BOOKS
MATH
- Learn Your Numbers (FREE)
- Nathans Numbers ($0.80)
- Numbers Match Free
- Maths for Kids ($0.99)
- Math Magic ($1.50)
SONGS
FUN
- Balloon Pop (FREE)
- BalloonMaker ($0.99)
- Beautiful Bubbles (FREE) -
- Balloonimals
- Cut the Rope ($0.99)
- CREATE
- PUZZLES
- MULTIPLAYER GAMES
TEACHER\PARENT TOOLS
- AutismClassroom.com
- Data Collection
ADMINISTRATORS
EMULATION TOOLS \ PLAYERS
- BlueStacks - Android Player for Windows - coming fall 2011 - With Bluestacks Android Player, you can run Android & Windows simultaneously and seamlessly on your notebook, netbook, tablet, slate or desktop PC.
MISC.
ALSO CONSIDER
- Best Kids Apps: Best Android Apps for Kids
- Toddler Lock
- Whack a Mole
- Fruit Ninja
- Tank Hero
- SUPER WHY (PBS)
- Dora Memory Game
- Aniword
- Art of Glow, Magic Marker, Zebra Paint
- eBooks (Dr. Seuss, Little Critter, etc.)