Mobile App Monday - My First AAC

Looking for an inexpensive app to use with young children needing help speaking? My First AAC is an augmentative and alternative communication application for the iPad that is specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers with delayed speech or severe speech disorders. Intuitive and child-friendly, My First AAC helps young children to communicate with everyone around them.

To learn more about this app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-first-aac-by-injini/id462678851?mt=8

When Actions Speak Louder than Words

Interested in the link between communication and behavior?

Want to learn how to decipher the hidden messages in behavior?

Did you miss Kim and Sue's workshops last year?

You're in luck! The Indiana Resource Center for Autism, in conjunction with Covered Bridge Special Education District, Joint Services for Special Education, School City of Mishawaka and Penn-Harris-Madison and Richmond Community Schools is sponsoring "When Actions Speak Louder than Words" in three different dates and locations this spring.

• March 16, 2012 - Terre Haute, Indiana 
• April 12, 2012 - Mishawaka, Indiana
• April 20, 2012 - Richmond, IN

For more information about this workshop and to register, visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3521

Social Thinking at Work

Looking for help in understanding the social mind in the workplace? Try Social Thinking at Work: Why Should I Care? Take a look at the hidden rules of the social world at work and how people typically multitask to understand the mindsets of others. Learn how to better express your thoughts and how to ask for support as you gain an understanding of how to think socially at work.

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

Apps for Autism

"Autism? There's an app for that!" ...so states the back of the book Apps for Autism written by Lois Brady, a Speech Language Pathologist specializing in ASDs. This book is not only a listing of over 200 apps that work well with people on the spectrum, it is also a guide through the process of choosing the right Apple device, how to operate the device, opening an account, and more. The book is broken out into broad categories such as communication, social skills, and occupational therapy among others.

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 - First Then Visual Schedule

First Then Visual Schedule app is designed for caregivers to provide positive behavior support for individuals with communication needs, developmental delays, Autism or those who benefit from a structured environment. This app is fully customizable. You can:
 * Use your own photos or add photos from the built in internet image search feature.
 * Record your own voice to the images
 * Create as many schedules as you need
 * Change the order of a schedule, anytime
 * And more!

To learn more about this app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-then-visual-schedule/id355527801?mt=8#

Quinn at school

Got a youngster who might need help relating to others at school? Quinn at school: Relating, connecting, and responding at school: A book for children ages 3-7 could help. The book includes vignettes on social challenges that kids in preschool and kindergarten may face each day such as interacting with classmates, greeting teachers, playground politics, art class, library visits, etc.

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

More behavior solutions

More behavior solutions in and beyond the inclusive classroom builds on the success of the first book by the same authors. This book expands the focus from within the classroom to all areas of the school environment—in the hallways, cafeteria, and auditorium, on the playground, and in therapy sessions during the school day. See a particular behavior? Look it up!

Check out this title by emailing us at cedir@indiana.edu, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.