Mobile App Monday - Flashcards

Looking for an app to help with study skills? Try Flashcards. It features
•two study modes
•text-to-speech audio
•a multiple choice option
•searchable listings
•color themes
•browse mode
•slideshow mode
•and more!

Want to learn more about this app? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-deluxe/id307840670?mt=8

Making Sense of Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Making Sense of Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Create the Brightest Future for Your Child with The Best Treatment Options is a book of empowerment from Dr. James Coplan who, for more than thirty years, has been working with families touched by ASD. This book offers a look at symptoms, diagnoses, tests, and treatment options to help you make clear and informed medical, educational, and therapeutic decisions for your child.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

PICO – A Decision Making Tool for Selecting Apps

Kristie Lofland, M.S., CCC-A, at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism writes:

New mobile technologies for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, communication disorders and other disabilities are creating new opportunities at an exponential rate.  This “mobile revolution” has changed the way teachers, therapists and families help those on the spectrum to meet their individualized goals.  While we can maximize the diagnostic, educational and therapeutic power of iDevices, deciding on which device and which apps are best utilized to meet the needs of clients and students can be overwhelming.  With over half a million apps to select from, there are tools that can assist you in selecting the right apps for your students and staff to incorporate using iOS devices and quality educational software.

Want to read more? Visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3549

Motivating Defiant & Disruptive Students to Learn

From an educator with thirty-three years of experience in the classroom and consulting comes Motivating Defiant & Disruptive Students to Learn: Positive Classroom Management Strategies. Even if the school does not have a specific behavior plan in place, educators can still draw from the strategies in this book to help maintain order in the classroom. Specific strategies and practical tips for managing the classroom throughout the book can be put to use immediately.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title. Or you can use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Talking Tom Cat

Talking Tom Cat is a fun app for kids of all ages. It's especially good for learning about taking turns in conversations, but it's also good for fine motor skills because you can interact with Tom by petting him, poking him, grabbing his tail, etc.

Want to know more about this app? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-tom-cat/id377194688?mt=8

The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents)

The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents) is written for kids ages 8 and older to help them understand their diagnosis and to help with finding tools to cope with the difficulties that they face. The book is meant to be read with a parent and addresses difficult-to-answer questions such as "Why me?" Strategies for building social skills, symptom management, handling emotions are covered.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - ILearnNEarn

Are you looking for an educational app that adjusts to your child’s learning needs? In search of an app that progresses as your child progresses? ILearnNEarn for Me might be just what you're looking for.

ILearnNEarn for Me is designed for children with autism and other learning disabilities. Parents, educators or other professionals can add or remove activities from an integrated library. The activities in this app are based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and use colorful visuals and animations which help increase attention span of children.

Want to learn more about this app? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ilne-lite/id512867288?mt=8&ls=1

Friends & Inclusion

Looking for a book to help build community inclusion? Friends & inclusion: Five approaches to building relationships might be the ticket. Authors Peggy Hutchison, her husband, John Lord, and their daughter Karen remind us that "it's all about relationships! It's that simple and that complex." The trio have developed five approaches to building lasting, meaningful relationships in order to live fully engaged and participating citizens.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Planning for Real Life After High School

Planning for Real Life After High School is about transition from school to work. It has research that confirms what we all know: that for individuals with disabilities, the close collaboration between families, teachers and students facing 'transition to work' is rare. When done well, it works, but it seldom happens. What is different is that this is a proposal for collaboration without blaming - a good tool for all parties.

To check out this title, email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Autism in College Composition Classrooms

Growing numbers of Americans on the spectrum are enrolling at universities across the country. This is great news for the diversity of higher education. Autism Spectrum Disorders in the College Composition Classroom can help those who encounter challenges when they sign up for their required composition courses. Group work, empathizing with audiences, and using metaphors in writing, are just a few of the issues that students, instructors, and administrators need accommodations for. This volume represents a start toward finding those strategies.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - ABA Receptive Identification

Looking for an app to help with receptive identification? This app supports using the Applied Behavioral Analysis approach when working with those on the spectrum as well as those with ADHD, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Apraxia, and more.

"This Receptive Identification app offers over 300 beautiful, concrete photos presented against a non-distracting white background. Every image has been carefully selected for its familiarity, appeal to children and developmental value. We’ve added many new features and customizable settings that we hope will be helpful to teachers, parents and therapists."

Want to learn more about this app? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aba-receptive-identification/id346469797?mt=8

Sleep Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Looking for some help with understanding sleeping issues? Try Sleep Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. This book is a comprehensive guide to understanding the difficulties that seem to be common among people on the spectrum. Learn to manage these difficulties with proven remedies and find resources to help.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Academic and Behavior Supports for At-Risk Students

Academic and Behavior Supports for At-Risk Students: Tier 2 Interventions offers evidence-based tools for those kids in grades K-6 who might benefit from a bit more support than is usually given to all students but do not required intensive intervention. The book offers step-by-step guidelines for screening, selecting interventions, and monitoring.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

The Journal of Best Practices

The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband is a guide to understanding how Asperger's can affect that most important person in a husband's life--his wife! Author David Finch talks about his own compulsions, his meltdowns, and his diagnosis in his quirky, humorous style. His two-years of self-improvement after his diagnosis are shared in this journal complete with hundreds of light-bulb moments.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Visual Techniques for Developing Social Skills

Looking for practical, hands-on techniques for teaching social skills to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome? Try Visual Techniques for Developing Social Skills. The book includes activities and lesson plans for use in general and special education classrooms.

To check out this title, email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - iCommunicate

Looking for an app that will let you design your own visual schedules, storyboards, communication boards, flash cards, and more? Want to be able to customize it to your own needs? Try iCommunicate. This app features audio recording, text-to-speech, and multi-language capabilities.

Want to learn more? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/app/icommunicate/id320986580?ign-mpt=uo%3D6&mt=8