Hello Melbourne!

We are pleased to announce that we are up and running in Melbourne, Florida! We are offering ABA services including behavioral feeding therapy, toilet training, FBAs, and staff/parent training.

We are in the process of obtaining in-network status for major insurance carriers. If you are in the Melbourne area, please reach out to us!

Toll Free: 844-854-7400

P.O. Box 120816

West Melbourne, FL 32912

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Ethics in Social Media

We have a webinar on Thursday, Ethics in Social Media. This 4-hour training course meets the ethics requirements described by the BACB. We have a few seats remaining so if you need to fulfill your ethics requirement or if you are in need of a few more credit hours before you renew, visit our website to register.

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Traveling with Autism

I came across this link on one of my news feeds. It is super cool that the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta in conjunction with Delta Airlines are doing this!

I have written about travel tips before. If you are interested, you can read them here and here. I have also published a piece on traveling with autism in the Autism File (2012, July).

And obviously this is great news just in time for some spring break and all summer travel plans! Happy traveling!!

To read this story, click here; or to listen to it, press the play button when you reach the news story link.

 

 

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Autism Awareness Month Free Apps

Today starts Autism Awareness Month! Many apps related to autism are free today!

 Reading and Reading Readiness

• Endless Reader
• Endless ABCs
• Letterland Quick Dash
• Letterland ABC
• Letterland Far Beyond ABC
• Letterland Stories
• Letterland Word Builder
• Fix It Phonics Review
• ABC Alphabet Phonics
• Phonics Awareness
• Phonics Island
• Hooked on Phonics
• Smiley Sight Words
• Teach Me Toddler
• Teach Me Kindergarten
• Teach Me 1st Grade
• Super Why
• ABC Match Ups
• Intro to Letters (by Montessorium)
• Bob Books
• Elmo’s ABCs
• See Touch Learn
• Zoo Train
• Feed Me
• Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
• Dora ABCs
• DTT Words
• ABC Matchups

Spelling Apps

These apps go beyond letter recognition and actually teach the child to spell words.

• Montessori Cross Words
• Word Magic
• Wordball
• PCS Word Scramble
• A+ Spelling Test
• Spelling City
• Spell Mania
• Bitsboard Spelling Bee

Vocabulary and Language Builders

• Kindergarten dot com Flash Cards (there are many! actions, alphabet, zoo, fruits, toys, instruments)
• Speech with Milo (sequencing, verbs, prepositions, adjectives)
• First Words Deluxe
• Preschool Animals
• Story builder
• Sentence builder
• Language Builder
• Question Builder
• Zombie Grammar Force
• Grammar App
• SAT Grammar
• Little Match Ups
• PCS Language Flash Cards
• PCS Vocabulary Flash Cards
• See Touch Learn by Brain Parade
• Rosetta Stone Kids Lingo Word Builder

Speech and Articulation

• Phono Pix Full
• Artic Pix
• Articulation Flip Book
• Articulation Flash Cards (PCS)

Writing and Story Writing

• My Story Book Maker
• Pictello
• iMovie
• Rainbow Writing
• Writing Challenge for Kids
• Writing Prompts for Kids
• Silly Story Starters
• Picturebook: School Edition

AAC and Visual Planners

• First Then Scheduler
• Proloquo2go
• iPrompts
• Going Places
• Timer
• Alarmed
• Tap to Talk
• Vu Meter
• My Choice Board
• PCS Sign Language Flash Cards

Social Skills

• Social Skills Play
• Give Me 5!
• Social Skills Pro
• Social Skills Working with Goldstein
• QuickCues
• Stories2Learn
• What are They Thinking?
• HiddenCurriculum Kids
• Stories2Learn
• Conversation Builder
• iTopics

Interactive Food Games (Thank you Maverick Software)

• More Grillin
• More Cookies
• More Buffet
• Cupcakes
• More Pizza
• More Salad
• Little Match Ups Fruits

Interactive Echo Games

• Talking Gugi
• Talking Tom
• Talking Babies
• Talking Gina
• Talking John
• Talking Roby
• Talking Larry
• Talking Ben
• Talking Pierre
• Talking Ginger
• Talking Tom and Ben

Interactive Books

• Misty Island (Thomas the Train complete with puzzles, coloring, and dot to dot)
• 5 Little Monkeys
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Me and Mom Go to the City
• Toy Story (with reading and painting)
• On The Farm
• Ronki
• Speech with Milo
• Mickey Mouse Puzzle Book
• Monster at the End of the Book
• Another Monster at the End of the Book (with Elmo)

Books

• Read me Stories (a library with one free book each day)
• Mee Genius (a library)
• Reading Bug
• Food Fight
• Christmas Tale
• The Ugly Duckling
• Three Pigs
• Sesame Books
• Elmo’s Birthday

General Knowledge

• Brain Pop
• Weet Woo
• See Touch Learn by Brain Parade

Math

• Splash Math
• Endless Numbers
• Bert’s Bag
• Intro to Math (by Montessorium)
• Free Multiplication Tables
• Grasshopper
• Ace Math Flash Cards
• Pattern Recognition
• Analogies for Kids
• Analogies Practice
• Tally Tots
• Counting Coins
• Every Day Mathematics
• Fish School
• K12 money
• Math Cards
• Patterning
• Sail Through Math
• Sequencing

Puzzles

• Children’s Wooden Puzzles
• Wooden Puzzles (these are not all good but the good ones are great. Sadly, the developers did not advertise on their app so we can’t tell you the exact name or developer)

Strategy and Problem Solving

• Zentonimo
• Cogs
• Scrabble
• Numulus
• Logigrid
• Conquist2
• TicTacToe
• Memory Game
• Checkers Plus
• Sudoku
• Dots Free
• Spider Free
• Understanding inferences

Scanning

• Pictureka
• Waldo
• I Spy

Adaptive Skills

• I Love Potty
• Everyday Skills
• Potty Time with Elmo

Motor Skills

• Dexteria (developed by an OT and teaches fine motor skills)

Interactive Games

• Bowling
• Mini Cooper Liquid Assets
• Monkey Flight (by Donut Games)
• Sunday Lawn (by Donut Games)
• Skee Ball
• Flashlight
• Spin the Coke Bottle
• Spinning Plates
• More Cowbell
• Angry Birds
• Doodle Jump
• Cut the Rope
• Where’s My Water
• Rat on a Skateboard
• Trucks (by Duck Duck Moose)
• Sponge Bob Super Bouncy
• Sponge Bob Diner Dash

Interactive Songs and Music

• Wheels on the Bus (Duck Duck Moose developers)
• Old MacDonald (Duck Duck Moose)
• Wheels on the Bus (Duck Duck Moose)
• Itsy Bitsy Spider (Duck Duck Moose)
• Kid’s Songs
• Virtuosa Piano
• Piano Free
• Music Sparkles

Art Tools

• Drawing Pad
• Draw Free
• Kid Paint
• Whiteboard
• Doodle cast
• Doodle cast for kids

Halloween Applications

• Carve a Pumpkin (to make the cute Jack-O-Lantern)
• Pumpkin Lite
• PumpknXplod
• Pumpkin Plus
• Skeleton (interactive and imitative)
• Halloween Coloring Book
• Carve It
• Halloween Heat

Data Collection and Other Tools

• DT Data
• ABC Logbook
• ABC Data Pro
• Touch Trainer
• Smart White Board
• Sticky Notes for iPad
• Timer
• Meditation Timer

 Parent Tools

• IEP Checklist
  
• Autism Diagnosis and Treatment
• Autism Track

 

Websites with Application Reviews

• http://www.gadgetsdna.com/10-revolutionary-ipad-apps-to-help-autistic-children/5522/
• http://a4cwsn.com/
• http://www.autismkey.com/top-ipad-apps-for-children-with-autism/
• http://momswithapps.com/apps-for-special-needs/
• http://babieswithipads.blogspot.com/
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/24470331/iPhone-iPad-and-iPod-touch-Apps-for-Special-Education
• http://www.snapps4kids.com/
• http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/apps_for_autism.pdf 
• http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/autism-apps

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