Useful Tools: Life Skills Apps
As parents of children with special needs, we are always looking for ways to use technology and apps to help our children in their daily lives. Here is a list of apps for the iPad and, in some cases, the Android platform that we find particularly useful when it comes to addressing life skills.
Story Creator
by Innovative Mobile Apps
Features we love about this free app are the ability to add text, audio, photos and video. The app also has a custom drawing tool built in as well as the option to have individual words highlighted. Great for creating social stories or sequencing events.
Price at time of review: FREE
Attainment’s Dollar & Cents
by Attainment Company
This is a helpful app for teaching and practicing functional math activities involving money. It is targeted to adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. We like the realistic graphics and age-neutral content.
Price at time of review: $59.99
First Then Visual Schedule
by Good Karma Applications, Inc
Excellent visual schedule with options for adding text, audio, photos from camera roll or Google images. Create different schedules for school, home, play, work or any kind of environment. Each schedule can be emailed for sharing and print as a pdf. Interface is simple and can be used with adults.
Price at time of review: $9.99
Model Me Going Places 2
by Model Me Kids, LLC
This photo slideshow can be used with children of preschool age through early high school. The slideshow depicts children of early elementary age through middle school age demonstrating appropriate behavior in social situations. Each of the six social situations is narrated by a child, who speaks in the present tense, about what s/he is doing.
Price at time of review: FREE
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