Category Archives: Occupational Therapy

Aspie Blog – Sensory Overload Through My Eyes

Originally posted on The Sensory Spectrum:
A teenager on the Autism spectrum shared what it’s like to experience sensory overload. Bravo for him in educating others! Related articles Autism and Sensory Overload (marccortez.com) Understanding Sensory Overload – Autism and Related…

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Visual Schedule will Travel !

Visual Schedule will Travel!  Work tasks integrated into a students day can be part of a students life skill programming.  Using visual strategies may also be a need for many students to facilitate independence with task completion by providing photos, symbols or text in … Continue reading

Posted in Activities of Daily Living, Apps for Special Needs, iPad, iPod/iPad Accessory, Life Skills, Mobile Device Use, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Need a stocking stuffer for your iDevice user?

Here is a holiday stocking stuffer idea for the iDevice user –  shared by Chris Beatty, OTR, ATP via email: “I recently found ‘Tech Touch’ gloves available at Target with which work with iPad or capacitance  touch screen. The gloves prevent … Continue reading

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Alien Buddies – Coming to Town for Free App Friday

Heads up! The folks at Artgig Studios are providing a holiday gift – Alien Buddies – Free on December 14th! Stock the fridge with eggnog and put out your finest fruit cake, the Alien Buddies are coming to town! This Holiday Season … Continue reading

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Early Childhood, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Visual Motor, Visual Perception | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Infinitec Screen Cast on Alternative Keyboards for the iPad by Mary Bettlach

Mary Bettlach from Infinitec, presents an Infinitec screen cast on Alternative Keyboards for the iPad as presented by Scott Marfillius and Kelly Fonner at the 2012 Closing the Gap Conference. Mary Bettlach shares the following iPad keyboard alternatives in her 5 … Continue reading

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Wince – Don’t Feed the Worry Bug! eBook App

Wince- Don’t Feed the Worry Bug! (2.99) is one of a number of iPad/iPhone e-book apps written by Andi Green at iMagine Machine featuring the Worry Woo characters who deal with emotional wellness and self-awareness.  Wince, one of the Worry Woo characters,  in this eBook starves … Continue reading

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Kindergarten Reading – New App from Duck Duck Moose

Duck Duck Moose is an award winning developer of  preschool and kindergarten educational apps with familiar apps as their Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald, Draw and Tell, Park Math and Word Wagon to mention a few of their interactive apps. Duck Duck Moose’s  most recent app, … Continue reading

Posted in App Reviews, Early Childhood, Education, Elementary School, Emergent Literacy, iPad, Language Arts, Occupational Therapy, Primary Grades, Reading | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Using Dragon Dictate on the iPad

A question was posed about how to edit text using Dragon Dictation app for iPad, so I searched and found a great YouTube video from C-Net Systems  that answer many how to questions about Dragon Dictation app. Here is their video overview of Dragon Dictate … Continue reading

Posted in Adults with LD, Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Free apps, iPad, Occupational Therapy, Productivity apps, Uncategorized, Voice Recognition, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Visual Attention App by Tactus

Visual Attention TherAppy  ($9.99) , a Tactus Therapy app , is an iPad app designed to help assess and train visual attention in individuals who have difficulty with visual neglect, visual scanning or sustained attention.  It is one of the few … Continue reading

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Free or Reduced Apps for your OT mTool Kit!

Here are a few apps gone free or reduced for today (unsure how long they will be free) that you might consider for your OT iTool Kit: Old MacDonald by Duck Duck Moose (free)  for iPad and one for iPhone. … Continue reading

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