This year marks the Autism Society of America’s 60th anniversary of supporting people with autism through such efforts as April’s Autism Acceptance Month. (The organization followed other advocacy groups in changing “awareness” to “acceptance.”) “I do believe most people are aware of what autism is,” said Samantha Edwards, an autistic content creator and neurodivergent life […]
Posts in the Autism category:
Cubby Bed – Advanced Special Needs Bed
Raising a child with autism or other special needs can be challenging. Luckily, there are products like the Cubby Bed available to help out! The manufacturers behind the Cubby Bed designed a bed that “promotes restful sleep while also providing a secure and calming environment that your kiddo will love.” It features dual-layer mesh and […]
Avaz FreeSpeech
Learning language and grammar skills can be challenging for anyone, but especially for individuals with special needs. Fortunately, there are apps like Avaz FreeSpeech available to help out! With FreeSpeech, you can explore how tenses, sentence forms, parts of speech, and other grammatical properties change the structure of English. A neat feature of this app […]
Eilik Personal Companion Robot
Imagine having a companion robot in your very own home. Now you can with Eilik! Eilik is a fun little companion bot with personality and character. Here’s more from the company’s website: “Eilik is a new kind of robot with emotional intelligence that brings up a higher level of social interactions between humans and robots. […]
Arthur the Musical Teddy Bear
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve written about different simple music players which may benefit individuals with dementia and more. Another available music-playing option is Arthur the Musical Teddy Bear. Arthur the Musical Teddy Bear is designed specifically to meet the needs of people with Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, and more. It comes preloaded with […]
Goally Therapy Suite
If you’re looking for a visual schedule tool, check out Goally. Goally is a suite of therapeutic apps designed to help support the daily activities and functioning of children and teens with a variety of disabilities. According to BridgingApps: “One of the benefits of Goally is that it is available both on a small dedicated […]