Migraine Alert App

Do you experience intermittent migraines?  It can often be difficult to avoid them if you don’t know what’s causing them to begin with.  Each and every one of them is painfully debilitating. The Migraine Alert app provides personalized predictions of migraine episodes so that you can try to prevent them. Migraine Alert uses a data-science […]

4 Anti-Distraction Apps

Has anyone ever told you that you’re on your phone too much?  Have you spent a good amount of time staring at your screen when you should’ve been doing something else (e.g. studying, working, etc.)?  Do you lack the motivation to simply put down your phone?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, […]

Children with Autism: A Visual Schedule App

Visual Schedules are ideal tools for individuals with autism, ADHD, and other special needs.  The Children with Autism: A Visual Schedule by Enuma is the “first wearable picture-based scheduler designed with children and adults with autism in mind.”  The app’s user-friendly interface makes it easy to create a picture-based, personalized daily schedule. “Understanding and following […]

Outloud Timer 2

Outloud is a Finnish app developer specializing in speech and hearing rehabilitation.  It was founded by a passionate speech therapist who specializes in working with toddlers with speech or hearing impairments.  One of the company’s apps is the Outloud Timer 2. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Time Timer and the benefits of […]

Boo Articulation Helper

If you’re looking for an app that helps children practice speech sounds, check out Boo Articulation Helper.  The app features a fun character named Boo who encourages repetition of individual speech sounds and simple syllables while enforcing helpful phonological awareness. Examples of sounds children will practice with the app are P, B, T, D, K, […]