Tag Archives: Autism

Proloquo2Go and Proloquo4 Text – 50% off

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

For OT’s who are involved with assistive technology service, two popular AAC apps from AssistiveWare, Proloquo2Go and Proloquo4Text are on sale for Autism Acceptance Month (limited time – April 2, 3, 4, 2016) at 50% off, a significant savings! Proloquo2Go app (iPad, … Continue reading →

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Autism Acceptance Day – April 2, 2016 – Wearing Blue?

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

National Autism Acceptance Day, April 2, 2016! Today is the 8th annual Autism Acceptance Day, so Light it up Blue with your clothing, lighting or sharing information about autism. Autism Speaks.org has great information including tool kits, research and resources about … Continue reading →

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Autism Month Free Apps

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Autism Awareness Month always brings a host of free apps in addition to other apps gone free! Here are a few apps gone free on 4/3/2015 that you might want to consider for your teaching, parent or OT mTool Kit: This for … Continue reading →

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Autism Awareness Month 2015

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

April is Autism Awareness Month and there are always many initiatives occurring to raise awareness. Along with the initiative amazing resources are available on the topic of Autism. Autism Speaks.org is one organization that provides information on ASD including free Tool … Continue reading →

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Brain Works Apps Reduced

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Brain Works app, for iPhone and iPad is at a reduced price 4.99 (originally 8.99). Created by Occupational Therapist, Gwen Wild of Sensational Brain.com,  the app  supports users with sensory modulation challenges by providing a selection of sensory diets following choice of environment … Continue reading →

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It’s April – National OT Month!

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 It’s April and time to celebrate National Occupational Therapy Month! To celebrate Occupational Therapy Month, here is a curated list of free or reduced apps that might be a worth considering for your OT mTool Kit (taking advantage of the apps … Continue reading →

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Waitstrip App – Visual Timer

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a different type of visual support for task completion?  Waitstrip app presents a visual completion in a linear (horizontal) completion method as opposed to the more typically used count down clock timer.  This provides another visual choice of marking task completion that is not timed. Compatible with iPad,  (.99) … Continue reading →

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Timers with Elapsed App

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Ever need a timer that provides multiple alarms ?     A student that I work with is working on determining his self regulation needs along with completing homework tasks with greater independence using schedules and work choices within his day. Taking a … Continue reading →

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News-2-You App

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you subscribe to News-2-You in your special education classroom? Have an iPad? Now you can access the weekly News 2 You Newspaper on your iPad.  AssistiveWare and N2Y new free News 2 You app allows you to access your online subscription … Continue reading →

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iGet It… Cooking Vocabulary and Create Recipe Photo Sequence Book App

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

iGet It Apps has developed a new app, i Get… Cooking Vocabulary and Create Recipe Photo Sequence Books for iPhone and iPad (4.99). iGet Cooking provides not only vocabulary support but also the sequential steps of cooking tasks from identifying equipment … Continue reading →

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