Category Archives: Apps for Special Needs

Autism 5 – Point Scale EP App

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Autism 5 -Point Scale EP is a free app for iPhone and iPad developed by the Autism Society of Minnesota. Ms. Van Dixhorn, EBD teacher at the Sheboygan Falls Middle   this app with me as an app to help with the programming of a student … Continue reading →

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Ready to Print Update

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Ready to Print app, a (iPad, 9.99) pre-writing app created by Diane Reid OTR,  has been upgraded to include lower case letters (Zaner Bloser style of letter formation). Features of the app, as described on the Ready to Print website,  make it great tool … Continue reading →

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Sensory Apps

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with the Autism Apps App –  a comprehensive list of apps used with and by people diagnosed with autism or other special needs? Autism Apps is a free app with over 30 categories of curated apps providing information … Continue reading →

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OT iTool Kit App List

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OT iTool Kit App List 5-20-2012 Above is a categorized list of OT iTool Kit apps reviewed on OT’s with Apps. The categorized list provides active links to the iTunes App Store of app previously reviewed along with other iOS and Android apps … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 19, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Originally posted on On Sarah's iPad:
I have been remiss in not reviewing this  App earlier as it is a must for parents of school-aged children.  It has been on my iPad for some time now, and it has…

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Touch and Write – Gone Free!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Touch and Write  is a letter identification and writing app that provides options for early literacy for young learners. Compatible with iPad and currently free, here is a description of the features of this well rated app: 16 different writing … Continue reading →

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iLuv Drawing People App

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 iLuv Drawing People App is one of the three iLuv Drawing apps by Learn with Fun Apps. Free and available for iPhone and iPad, iLuv Drawing People app provides step by step drawing of people for individuals aged 4+ years. Twenty … Continue reading →

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Visual Perceptual Apps from Family Vision Care.org

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Searching for visual perceptual apps, I stumbled upon an extensive list of visual perceptual apps at Family Vision Care website. By permission from Dr. Carole L. Hong, OD, FCOVD, here is the link to the pdf entitled Apps that can aid in Visual … Continue reading →

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Little Stars Word Wizard App – Gone Free

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Little Stars Word Wizard   is another Innovative Mobile App(Grasshopper/Alligator Apps developers) providing beginning phonemic practice  offered free for a short time (48 hours).! Compatible with iPhone/iPad, this app features 150 – 3 letter words requiring identifying first, middle and last letter consonant … Continue reading →

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SoundingBoard App from AbleNet – Free

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

SoundingBoard app is a communication app developed by AbleNet that currently is free. It provides the ability to create board with 1 to 9 cells using their in-app picture library or by using images from your photo library.  Additional picture libraries … Continue reading →

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