Aspie helper software?

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Is there stuff out there to help people with asperger on their daily lives?


I've found these:
=== Web ===
* Happy neuron link Executive Dysfunction, Visual Spatial skills, Language, Attention, Memory - paid, but has some free stuff.
Fitbrains link - same as above.

=== Desktop ===
* Marble Madness like games: Marble blast, Rolling Madness, Neverball, etc. - for visual spatial skills
* Evernote - for notes, syncs with iPhone
* Freemind - mindmapping (thx Fuzzy!)


=== iPhone ===
* To Do - task management apps - Freeware
* LogYourRun - pedometer - Freeware. EXERCISE! Stress reduces performance, so workout regularly.
* Squirrel or Budget - for tracking expenses/budget - Budget $2, Squirrel $20 (only tried free version)
* Eliss - about $3 - for: I don't know, it must be good for something =P
* Evernote - explained above.
* Simplemind - link for mindmaps

=== Consoles ===
* Dance Dance Revolution - for executive dysfunction (there's a desktop app called Stepmania btw)
* 3d games - for spatial skills, specially good for girls (in general they have lower spatial skills).
* Super monkey ball - marble madness like - spatial skills

=== Boardgames ===
Here's a list made by someone:link - spatial skills
* Roborally boardgame - executive/spatial - alternatives:Flash, Playstation, Java, iPhone, Fitbrains Wonder Juice machine

=== Toys and games ===
* Thinking Toys link - a list with some games like Blokus,


=== Pen and Paper ===
* Paper - You can't go wrong with a small notebook and a pen. Specially good for keeping track of things to do/done, prioritise, etc.
* Note taking systems - link

These are mainly top of my head, I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot of stuff. What to add?

Just off the top of my head, i like freemind from http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/in ... /Main_Page

Its a great way to plan things out. Aspies that tend to get lost in details will like it. Aspies that like to organise will like it. For some subjects, lists just are not enough. Freemind can help plan those things.

My friend uses it to plan video games and his evil genius lair, and i use it for the chapters of my book and other mundane things.

So listen to computerlove when he says "That nerd Fuzzy knows what hes talking about." Grab a copy of freemind today. You wont mind.. its free!

Fascinating recommendation. I'm downloading the dmg file now (I run Leopard on an iMac) and will install and explore. I hope it is as helpful as Fuzzy, and the comments on the SourceForge page suggest.

Hey all,

I'm a computer science student researcher (NT, though I'm dating an aspie), and I've been working on developing computer games to teach specific areas to children with Asperger's and high-functioning autism.

Since children with Asperger's often have difficulty dealing with metaphors and interpret statements literally, I'm currently developing a game called Method to My Madness which aims to teach little aspie's how to figure out that if something doesn't make sense, it might not be literal.

It's really tough to find people to test it out... would any of you be willing to give it a shot when it's ready?

In the game, you play a prince who is trying to save his kingdom from an evil wizard of words. To prevent you finding him, the wizard cut up the castle key into ten pieces. He transformed the townspeople into literal representations of idioms (like a wolf wearing a woolen jacket for "a wolf in sheep's clothing") and made each of them guard a piece of the key. He then cast a spell on you that has disabled your understanding of idioms like "a wolf in sheep's clothing." You need to figure out your mother's cryptic letter to you which is peppered with figurative expressions. When you interact with the townspeople to figure out the letter, they thank you for teaching them their own expression by giving you the key. The art is similar to that of Pokemon, and it's a pretty short play. It's very repetitive and predictable, and was designed to hold the attention of aspie kiddies.

The game will be available online (for both windows and mac) in a month or two. I'd like to run studies on the game, which just means have people fill out a questionnaire before and after they play.

Would any of you be willing to try out the game and give me feedback? The game is aimed toward children between the ages of 7 and 13 or so (or younger, if they can read) but anyone would be able to play if you'd like to help me out.

You can reply here or PM me if you or anyone you know would be willing to try the game one when it's ready. Any feedback you'd be able to give would be appreciated, and will help my team design more software in the future.

Thanks!

The game will definitely be free. There'll be a downloadable file online (I'll post the link as soon as it's ready!) which has the pre-survey, the game, and then the post-survey. And yes, by the time it's online, there'll be a linux version as well.

Thanks for your interest!

@Requiem: Hi and welcome. Post this in a NEW post, that way you'll get more replies. I think the Parents forum and/or the General Autism forums will be the best choices.

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* Roborally boardgame - executive/spatial - alternatives:Flash, Playstation, Java, iPhone, Fitbrains Wonder Juice machine

I recommend mnemosyne from http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ its a great flash card/memorization program. Its available for platforms OSX, Windows, and Linux.

* Rythm games (visual, for hand/eye coordination):
UmJammer Lammy and PaRappa the Rapper for PlayStation and PS2
DDR, Guitar Hero and Rock Band for consoles
Tap Tap for iPhone



...can't edit my 1 week old post, but I can post in a FIVE year old thread... well, whatever...

I tried Freemind but wasn't that impressed. It was a bit flaky on my machine, and didn't seem to do anything I hadn't already set up myself in databases and such that I've built over the years. If I didn't have all that already up and running, maybe I'd have stuck with it, since it does seem to embody a good concept.

HelpToSay

Don't know what to say in some social situation?

Wow all really great stuff.. Thank you ComputerLove.

I hope you dont mind I want to put some of the links you
offered here on my own website too. I run a new
technology website/blog that deals with using
technology to help people on the spectrum.

And freemind, I love that program, I use
it alot myself. While its missing some of the
features I like in the commercial mind mapping software.
You cant beat the price of free and it does do a lot.