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12/03/2011

Free Christmas Apps, Part Two: Cut the Rope Holiday Gift

Thanks to some research with my kids and great reader feedback, I'm going to post about some Christmas apps you can download for free!
(We've taken a quick look at all of these to ensure they're worth the download...)

Next up is Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift...if you haven't tried the Cut the Rope series, now is the perfect time. We've reviewed Cut the Rope: Experiments and the original Cut the Rope if you'd like more information. From iTunes:
A mysterious holiday package has arrived, and the creature inside has only one request…CANDY! Help get the candy to Om Nom, the adorable monster, in this free companion to the highly innovative and addictive puzzle game, Cut the Rope. Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift combines outstanding physics, devilishly tricky levels, and bright colorful visuals with a special winter feel.
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If you would like to purchase Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift, please use the links provided. Thanks for your support!
iPad/iPhone (FREE): U.S. Canada U.K. Australia
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Free Christmas Apps, Part One: Toca Hair Salon Christmas Gift

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iPad Apps for Autism

      iPad Apps for Autism

• Model Me Going Places 2 – Social Stories – Free 
• Is That Gluten Free? – Nutrition – $7.99
• Sentence Builder for iPad – Language – $3.99
• TapToTalk – Language – Free
• Story Builder – Language – $3.99
• Understanding Autism – Educational – $2.99
• Proloquo2Go – Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – $189.99
• Question Builder for iPad – Language – $3.99
• AutoVerbal Talking Soundbox – Language – $9.99
• iCommunicate for iPad – Language – $29.99
• MyTalk Tools Mobile – AAC – $39.99
• iDress for Weather – Life Skills – $1.99
• MyTalkTools Mobile Lite – AAC – Free
• TapSpeak Button for Ipad – Language – $9.99
• Grace – Picture Exchange for Non-Verbal People – Language – $37.99
• Alexicom AAC – AAC – Free
• AACSpeechBuddy – AAC – $44.99
• Visual Impact – Living Safely – Life Skills – $34.99
• Off We Go – Going to the Dentist – Social Stories – $4.99
• Off We Go – Going on a Plane – Social Stories – $4.99

Ohio Center for Autism & Low Incidence Resource

OCALI offers excellent resources in addition to the link of the 17 page booklet about Autism Apps I am going to provide you with the link for the Autism Internet Modules (AIM) it is also and excellent resource!!
This is the link for the booklet about apps http://www.ocali.org/up_archive_doc/Spectrum_Apps_ASD.pdf
This is the link for AIM http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ 
Let me know what you think!!

This is a GREAT app

Model Me Going Places™
Model Me Going Places™ is a great visual teaching tool for helping your child learn to navigate challenging locations in the community. Each location contains a photo slide show of children modeling appropriate behavior. 6 locations: Hairdresser, Mall, Doctor, Playground, Grocery Store, and Restaurant.
www.modelmekids.com/iphone-app-autism.html

Check it out!!!

Top 10 things a parent with a child with autism wishes that you knew.....

This is a MUST read for parents of kids with ASD, it was written by Always Unique Totally Intelligent Sometimes Mysterious, it is beautiful.  It doesn't have anything to do with Autism Apps but it is worth reading, I just wish the "typical" folks would  read it to, maybe we parent of kids with ASD should make flyers LOL.  ENJOY and vist their Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Always-Unique-Totally-Intelligent-Sometimes-Mysterious/189171657828395?sk=wall 

Top Ten: Things Autistic Children Wish You Knew…About Their Parents

by Always Unique Totally Intelligent Sometimes Mysterious on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 1:01am

10. I wish you knew that God chose my parents for me because they are SPECIAL just like ME.

9. I wish you knew that just because our home is sometimes messy, that does not mean they are dirty or lazy. And just because my mom’s roots are showing, my dad is not clean shaved or their clothes do not match today, does not mean that they don’t care about themselves anymore; it just means they are too busy caring for me instead.

8. I wish you knew that because they sometimes wear their heart on their sleeve, does not mean they are weak. In fact, they are the strongest people that I know.

7. I wish you knew that just because they don’t do all the stuff they use to do, like go to family gatherings or hang out with friends very much anymore; it does not mean that they don’t want to. It is because they put my needs a head of their wants. They know that it is just too much for me to handle.

6. I wish you knew that my parents would like for everyone to become more aware of autism. Autism is growing at a rate of 14% a year and 1 in every 110 children are being diagnosed. That means it may not be your kid, but at this fast growing rate, maybe it might be your kid’s child that suffers from this disability.

5. I wish you knew that just because you might not have the same beliefs about how they should be parenting me, how autism is caused, what treatment they use for me and whether they believe autism can be cured or not, does not mean that you cannot listen and at least consider how they feel. You have not walked in their shoes and until you do, you should hold your opinions to yourself.

4. I wish you knew that because I may appear to look just like everyone else, I am not. Sometimes I scream, can’t sit still, invade your space, bite, hit or throw myself to the floor and you may feel that my parents are not holding up to your “standards” of parenting in these situations. It really means that they know more about autism than you do and punishing me for something that I have no control over would be plan cruel and that would be bad parenting.

3. I wish you knew that when I am out in public and suffer a meltdown, your stares, do not hurt me because I don’t even notice. However, those stares and nasty comments do hurt my parents and family. This is a hard time for us and you being rude does not make it any easier. We have a right to be in public without scrutiny, just like everyone else.

2. I wish you knew that just because I may be non-verbal or learn different from everyone else, it can make me an easy target for bullying or even abuse. I want you to know that if you hurt me in this way, you better hope the authorities take care of you before my parents have a chance to get a hold of you.

1. I wish you knew that because I may not show eye contact to my parents, hug them or even tell them that I love them does not mean that I don’t care about them. Like I said above, my parents are SPECIAL and through all of that, deep down they can feel my love, my heart and my soul and know that I love them more than any words could ever say. They are my hero.