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19 Jan 2012, 11:41 pm

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I think that there is a lot of variation in children's fine motor skills. From what I've read, if you have dysgraphia (basically poor handwriting in spite of proper instruction, opportunity to practice, and desire to form letters correctly), this indicates a neurological issue of some kind (autism, ADHD, brain damage, etc.) However, autistic kids do not always have these fine motor issues--only sometimes.


That's interesting. I guess I can also list this as an ASD symptom my son does not have. He has no motor issues that I can see and also is not clumsy or anything. He's always climbing stuff and jumping around, and I am not afraid he's gonna fall and get hurt.



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20 Jan 2012, 3:14 pm

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the apple ipad as that's become her third appendage :D


What are the best apps you've found so far? Have you tried anything from Toca Boca?


I'll be honest, they are all i-pad games like "Angry Bird" etc...

We installed some computer based programs on the PC like Mathletics (which we purchased a licence) so she could compete against kids in other countries in maths quizzes online.

She is easily bored of word games (like a couple installed by the Speech therapist) unless of one us is sitting with her egging her on.

A good educational game for kids starting to speak is Grammar and Punctuation produced by an Australian company called Eureka multimedia
http://www.aussiekidssoftware.com.au/b/ ... alian.html


I've tried various things on my cheap Android pads, and the most popular things seem to be games like Angry Birds and eBooks by favorite authors, such as Mercer Mayer or Dr. Seuss. (No interest in the free picture books offered by the Amazon.com appstore.) Children's picture eBooks with read along and sound are quite helpful for speech and reading, I think.

If there is a WiFi connection, they could also do books and games online--better computer programs than you get with most of these downloadable apps, I think.


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20 Jan 2012, 6:27 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Washi wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
the apple ipad as that's become her third appendage :D


What are the best apps you've found so far? Have you tried anything from Toca Boca?


I'll be honest, they are all i-pad games like "Angry Bird" etc...


My son loves anything by Toca Boca. They're just wacky little apps that are good for imaginative play and are very simple and even fun for adults to play around with if only for a few minutes. I think they range in price from Free - $2.99. The developers didn't have autism in mind when they designed them but I noticed a lot of the parents who wrote reviews and love the games note they got it for their child with autism. One is a hair salon that lets you cut and style hair, another is a restaurant where you cook food and feed your customers, one lets you build your own robot and you fly him through an easy maze, another lets you be a doctor and you do simple things like brushing your patients teeth, etc. I didn't get a chance to look at the one you mentioned yet because every time I think to the iphone is being used.



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20 Jan 2012, 9:48 pm

Washi wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Washi wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
the apple ipad as that's become her third appendage :D


What are the best apps you've found so far? Have you tried anything from Toca Boca?


I'll be honest, they are all i-pad games like "Angry Bird" etc...


My son loves anything by Toca Boca. They're just wacky little apps that are good for imaginative play and are very simple and even fun for adults to play around with if only for a few minutes. I think they range in price from Free - $2.99. The developers didn't have autism in mind when they designed them but I noticed a lot of the parents who wrote reviews and love the games note they got it for their child with autism. One is a hair salon that lets you cut and style hair, another is a restaurant where you cook food and feed your customers, one lets you build your own robot and you fly him through an easy maze, another lets you be a doctor and you do simple things like brushing your patients teeth, etc. I didn't get a chance to look at the one you mentioned yet because every time I think to the iphone is being used.


I haven't found any ipad apps that are custom geared to autistic kids. My daughter is very into touch screen games so we just go with the flow.

My guess is that within 10 yrs there will be brilliant voice/flash card applications that can be used to supplement early intervention. By that time our kids will be entering highschool anyway.



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20 Jan 2012, 9:49 pm

blondeambition wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Washi wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
the apple ipad as that's become her third appendage :D


What are the best apps you've found so far? Have you tried anything from Toca Boca?


I'll be honest, they are all i-pad games like "Angry Bird" etc...

We installed some computer based programs on the PC like Mathletics (which we purchased a licence) so she could compete against kids in other countries in maths quizzes online.

She is easily bored of word games (like a couple installed by the Speech therapist) unless of one us is sitting with her egging her on.

A good educational game for kids starting to speak is Grammar and Punctuation produced by an Australian company called Eureka multimedia
http://www.aussiekidssoftware.com.au/b/ ... alian.html


I've tried various things on my cheap Android pads, and the most popular things seem to be games like Angry Birds and eBooks by favorite authors, such as Mercer Mayer or Dr. Seuss. (No interest in the free picture books offered by the Amazon.com appstore.) Children's picture eBooks with read along and sound are quite helpful for speech and reading, I think.

If there is a WiFi connection, they could also do books and games online--better computer programs than you get with most of these downloadable apps, I think.


At the moment my daughter is a little old fashioned with books. She prefers paper copies to flick through. She did like a couple of books on the ipad initially but it's become a games console.



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21 Jan 2012, 8:42 am

cyberdad wrote:
blondeambition wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Washi wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
the apple ipad as that's become her third appendage :D


What are the best apps you've found so far? Have you tried anything from Toca Boca?


I'll be honest, they are all i-pad games like "Angry Bird" etc...

We installed some computer based programs on the PC like Mathletics (which we purchased a licence) so she could compete against kids in other countries in maths quizzes online.

She is easily bored of word games (like a couple installed by the Speech therapist) unless of one us is sitting with her egging her on.

A good educational game for kids starting to speak is Grammar and Punctuation produced by an Australian company called Eureka multimedia
http://www.aussiekidssoftware.com.au/b/ ... alian.html


I've tried various things on my cheap Android pads, and the most popular things seem to be games like Angry Birds and eBooks by favorite authors, such as Mercer Mayer or Dr. Seuss. (No interest in the free picture books offered by the Amazon.com appstore.) Children's picture eBooks with read along and sound are quite helpful for speech and reading, I think.

If there is a WiFi connection, they could also do books and games online--better computer programs than you get with most of these downloadable apps, I think.


At the moment my daughter is a little old fashioned with books. She prefers paper copies to flick through. She did like a couple of books on the ipad initially but it's become a games console.


We definitely have the books, too. My house looks like a combination library/elementary school classroom.


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21 Jan 2012, 5:58 pm

blondeambition wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
blondeambition wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Washi wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
the apple ipad as that's become her third appendage :D


What are the best apps you've found so far? Have you tried anything from Toca Boca?


I'll be honest, they are all i-pad games like "Angry Bird" etc...

We installed some computer based programs on the PC like Mathletics (which we purchased a licence) so she could compete against kids in other countries in maths quizzes online.

She is easily bored of word games (like a couple installed by the Speech therapist) unless of one us is sitting with her egging her on.

A good educational game for kids starting to speak is Grammar and Punctuation produced by an Australian company called Eureka multimedia
http://www.aussiekidssoftware.com.au/b/ ... alian.html


I've tried various things on my cheap Android pads, and the most popular things seem to be games like Angry Birds and eBooks by favorite authors, such as Mercer Mayer or Dr. Seuss. (No interest in the free picture books offered by the Amazon.com appstore.) Children's picture eBooks with read along and sound are quite helpful for speech and reading, I think.

If there is a WiFi connection, they could also do books and games online--better computer programs than you get with most of these downloadable apps, I think.


At the moment my daughter is a little old fashioned with books. She prefers paper copies to flick through. She did like a couple of books on the ipad initially but it's become a games console.


We definitely have the books, too. My house looks like a combination library/elementary school classroom.


Children (such as my daughter) like holding and the tactile feeling of paper. Paper based books provide her opportunity to put stickers and to doodle in her own story alongside the scripted one. She also enjoys ripping the paper and then taking sticky tape carefully mend the page. Our older popular books are characterised by loose binding, lots of stickers and scribbling and stiff rigid paper reinforced with sticky tape. Can;t do that on ipad books (currently) but I understand new generation e-books may provide the opportunity to insert comments and images.



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23 Jan 2012, 7:42 pm

I found a couple of Leap Frog toys at Toys R Us here...these will come out for the first time on the plane.

Probably won't bother with videos/laptop as the batteries only last a few hours and it's something like a 14-hour flight.

I have booked the reservations for Feb third.



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23 Jan 2012, 8:22 pm

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I found a couple of Leap Frog toys at Toys R Us here...these will come out for the first time on the plane.

Probably won't bother with videos/laptop as the batteries only last a few hours and it's something like a 14-hour flight.

I have booked the reservations for Feb third.


Glad to hear you're going home, good luck with everything!



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23 Jan 2012, 9:12 pm

This is interesting, a guy at work follows tech and he knows my boy is Autistic, and said he'd read some stuff about Kinect and Autism.

For example
http://www.xbox.com/en-NZ/Kinect/Kinect-Effect
(Top video)

I don't have one, but I could see that by shortcutting the intermediary of a 'control' or even having to touch something, it would be a very intuitive thing..



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23 Jan 2012, 9:23 pm

Washi wrote:
Wreck-Gar wrote:
I found a couple of Leap Frog toys at Toys R Us here...these will come out for the first time on the plane.

Probably won't bother with videos/laptop as the batteries only last a few hours and it's something like a 14-hour flight.

I have booked the reservations for Feb third.


Glad to hear you're going home, good luck with everything!


Good luck! The Leap Frog toys sound like a safe bet, especially if you get them out for the first time on the plane. (Just try them out yourself ahead of time to make sure that they work and that you know how to operate whatever features they have).


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23 Jan 2012, 10:11 pm

blondeambition wrote:
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I found a couple of Leap Frog toys at Toys R Us here...these will come out for the first time on the plane.

Probably won't bother with videos/laptop as the batteries only last a few hours and it's something like a 14-hour flight.

I have booked the reservations for Feb third.


Glad to hear you're going home, good luck with everything!


Good luck! The Leap Frog toys sound like a safe bet, especially if you get them out for the first time on the plane. (Just try them out yourself ahead of time to make sure that they work and that you know how to operate whatever features they have).


Thanks. I am also gonna bring a ton of extra batteries!



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30 Jan 2012, 11:52 pm

My son drew a picture of a face the other day for the first time ever.

Anyway I am ending my internet access today, next time I post will be from the USA!



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My son drew a picture of a face the other day for the first time ever.

Anyway I am ending my internet access today, next time I post will be from the USA!


Sometimes I wish this forum had a "like" button.



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31 Jan 2012, 3:39 am

any good authoritative free online readings ?



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31 Jan 2012, 7:36 am

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My son drew a picture of a face the other day for the first time ever.

Anyway I am ending my internet access today, next time I post will be from the USA!


Cool! I've been very busy myself lately.

YouTube has decided to reformat all of its channels on March 7th. I have several educational YouTube channels that won't work well with the new set up, so I'm improving the layout of my website, adding more navigation and features, and will run YouTube videos directly through the website.

I am a lawyer, teacher, researcher, and writer--not an expert computer programmer. So I'm really struggling with some of the design issues. Sometimes I want the cheap-o programs that I have and know how to use to do more than they can handle and they crash. Or I spend time searching through "features" and "help" options trying to figure out how to make program features work. All sorts of issues, but it will get worked out.


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