A List of Apps for Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 1 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP A List of Apps for Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders List created by: Jessica Chase, M. A. CCC-SLP Consonantly Speaking Originally created on: 11/23/2011 Publicly released on: 5/23/2012 Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 2 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP Disclaimer: These applications are not intended to replace therapy with a speech-language pathologist. Use only under direction of a speech-language pathologist or other qualified therapist. Consonantly Speaking created none of these applications; therefore, any difficulties or complaints with each application should be directed to the developer of that specific application. Consonantly Speaking does not have any bearing on how the application will work and has not used all of the applications on the list. Consonantly Speaking did not receive any compensation for creating this list. Consonantly Speaking does not specifically endorse or recommend any of the following applications over others. This list is intended as a compilation of applications that can be used with or by a speech-language pathologist in speech-language therapy for social skills therapy as well as therapy for people who have autism/aspergers/PDD. Applications are not listed in any specific order other than by category. The prices of the applications are subject to change or sale by the developer at any given time. A reference list of website or application lists that helped make this list possible will be posted on http://consonantlyspeaking.com as soon as it is completed. Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP Current Current App Short App Description Current App icon Name Price Overall Social Skills Everyday Social story videos related to $0.99 Social Skills everyday social skills (iPod and iPad) Initiating iPod: Social story videos involving $0.99; Social Skills initiating conversation/greetings iPad: (iPod and iPad) $1.99 Communication iPod: Social story videos related to $0.99; Skills communication skills iPad: (iPod and iPad) $1.99 iPod: Manners Social story videos related to $0.99; (iPod and iPad) manners iPad: $1.99 Social Skills Social story videos related to Free Sampler various social skills (iPod and iPad) Life Skills Social story videos related to Free Sampler various life skills (iPod and iPad) Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 4 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP Personal iPod: Social story videos related to $0.99; Social Skills personal social skills iPad: (iPod and iPad) $1.99 Responding Social story videos related to iPod: $0.99; Social Skills responding to iPad: (iPod and iPad) conversation/questions $1.99 Model Me Social story videos related to Going Places Free (iPod, iPad, and various places in the community Android) Social Skills Provides social skill steps in list form Free (iPod and iPad) Social stories (gestures, recess, turn taking, task Social Skills avoidance, reciprocal play, and school rules); ability $6.99 (iPod and iPad) to edit/create your own with audio What Would You Provides social/problem solving questions for Do At School If… student to answer; can add students to app and $5.99 Fun Deck select whether they answered correctly or not to (iPod, iPad, Android, keep data & Nook) Understanding Provides social/problem solving questions for Inferences Fun student to answer; can add students to app and $5.99 Deck select whether they answered correctly or not to (iPod, iPad, Android, keep data & Nook) Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 5 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP Wh Questions At Provides social/problem solving questions for student to answer; can add students to app and School Fun Deck $5.99 (iPod, iPad, Android, select whether they answered correctly or not to & Nook) keep data What Would You Provides social/problem solving questions for Do At Home If… student to answer; can add students to app and $5.99 Fun Deck select whether they answered correctly or not to (iPod, iPad, Android, keep data & Nook) How Would You Provides social/problem solving questions for student to answer; can add students to app and Feel If… Fun Deck $5.99 (iPod, iPad, Android, select whether they answered correctly or not to & Nook) keep data Wh Questions at Provides social/problem solving questions for student to answer; can add students to app and Home Fun Deck $5.99 (iPod, iPad, Android, select whether they answered correctly or not to & Nook) keep data Practicing Provides social/problem solving questions for Pragmatics Fun student to answer; can add students to app and $5.99 Deck select whether they answered correctly or not to (iPod, iPad, Android, keep data & Nook) The Social Animated social stories; choices of what to Lite – Express do in a social situation; ability to print Free; $89.99 (iPad only) worksheets Text stating rules for social School Skills $4.99 (iPod and iPad) situations at school Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 6 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP Social scripts on flashcards for different situations; communication app included but QuickCues $4.99 (iPod and iPad) $4.99 more per add-on (life skills, socialization, and coping) Text and visuals teach initiating interactions, Social maintaining interactions, advocating and negotiating, getting regulated, interpreting $14.99 Adventures nonverbal communication, negotiating personal (iPod and iPad) space, and experiencing humor; includes “What’s in My Bag?” game; 44 activities; parent tips section Fact or Opinion 56 illustrated picture cards with audio Fun Deck prompts; choice of fact or opinion; data $5.99 (iPod and iPad) collection Hidden Text teaches social situations and Curriculum for $1.99 Kids social rules (iPod and iPad) Hidden Text teaches social situations and social Curriculum for rules; geared toward the workplace, social $1.99 Adolescents relationships, community, money matters, (iPod and iPad) and more Functional Skills System online version FSS Online Free (iPod and iPad) web viewer shortcut Focuses on problem solving, friendship, life, critical Social Skill thinking, emotion, and consequence skills; provides Free; in- Builder real-life scenarios that have the use answer app questions, make judgments, and establish outcomes; purchases (iPod and iPad) video models Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 7 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP iModeling Helps an individual establish Boundaries boundaries of touch for different peers $0.99 (iPad only) and adults Addresses social situations at home, school, and in Social the community; guides social information Navigator processing; 50+ social skills; documentation of $49.99 behavior and development; asks questions about (iPod and iPad) situations and strategies to use in social situations How to Talk to Video guide that gives strategies, conversation topics, body language, and Strangers: The $4.99 Video Guide questions for social communication with (iPod and iPad) new peers Video models to help with social skills; videos are Mi-Stories available individually or by the series; sequencing, Free; in- non-verbal cues, conversation skills, and more can app (iPod and iPad) purchases be purchased Conversation Teaches 200 common English idioms and expressions; 5 skills – conversation listening, $2.99 English HD conversation reading, comprehension, vocabulary, (iPad only) and sentence completion; idiom dictionary Focuses on 5 abilities for social skills development: Relate, Relax, Reason, Regulate, and Recognize; features: goals area, to-do list, rating scale, behavior tracking area, voice meter, interest log, out and explore companion, feelings identifier and Lite – Sosh Free; (iPod and iPad) perspective taker, transition timer, relaxation $39.99 strategies, problem solver, IEP recommendations, feedback form for teachers, parents, and therapists, the shredder, and more; ability to send information from the app via e-mail Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 8 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP Autism and PDD Uses the Buddy Bear character and stories with Lite – Reasoning and questions to help improve reasoning and problem Free; solving skills; skills included: problem solving, cause Problem Solving $34.99 (iPad and Android) and effect, predicting, sequencing, and comparing Prewritten Social Story Apps i See-quence… Easter Social story about Easter egg Social Stories $2.99 hunts; can add audio and edit (iPod and iPad) i See-quence My Day Social story about the school at School Free (iPod and iPad) day; can add audio and edit i See-quence Going to Social story about going to the the Grocery Store grocery store; can add audio $0.99 (iPod and iPad) and edit i See-quence Going to Social story about going to the Fireworks watch fireworks; can add $0.99 (iPod and iPad) audio and edit i See-quence Going to Social story about going to the the Beach $0.99 beach; can add audio and edit (iPod and iPad) i See-quence Going to Social story about going to a a Birthday Party birthday party; can add audio $0.99 (iPod and iPad) and edit Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 9 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A. CCC-SLP i See-quence Going to Social story about going to the the Playground playground; can add audio $0.99 (iPod and iPad) and edit i See-quence… Social story about Christmas; can Christmas $2.99 add audio and edit (iPod and iPad) i See-quence… St. Social story about St. Patrick’s Patrick’s Day $2.99 Day; can add audio and edit (iPod and iPad) i See-quence… Social story about Valentine’s Valentine’s Day $2.99 (iPod and iPad) Day; can add audio and edit Going Shopping Social Story – A Story About Good Behavior For Children with Autism, Social story about going shopping $2.99 Down Syndrome & Special Needs (iPod, iPad, Android, and Nook) My Day With WH Words – A Social Story and Social stories about using “wh” Speech Tool for Autism, words to talk about your day and $2.99 Down Syndrome and learning how to answer “wh” Other Special Needs (iPod, iPad, Android, and questions Nook) Apps For Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders 10 Created by: Jessica Chase, M.A.