Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps

Communicate Easy: ASD, Aspergers, ADHD, ADD Communication App

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Children on the autism spectrum find it a challenge to communicate. "Communicate Easy" app for iPad has a goal to make communication easy and fun for kids. Pluja Apps Limited created this app specifically for children with ASD, Asperger's, ADHD/ADD, and other learning challenges. Some autistic children are non-verbal and others have language delays....
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Hearty SPIN Apps: Help Special Needs Kids With Daily Challenges

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Hearty SPIN actually contains a clever acronym: Solutions for People In Need. This phrase really embodies the goal and mantra of Hearty SPIN apps. This company has developed Picture AAC, a communication program that has seen widespread use in over thirty countries and has made a huge impact in terms of giving...
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Autism myVoice Communicator Android App

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Autism myVoice Communicator is an Android app that gives you a ton of AAC options at an extremely affordable price! The sheer number of items already contained on the app is incredible, and the program gives you the ability to quickly and easily create your own items as well! What's more, you can even take self-created...
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Picture Exchange Communication: Grace App Review

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Non-verbal people with autism depend greatly on pictures and visuals to help them communicate. Grace is a communication app by Steven Troughton-Smith that uses the PECS (Picture Exchange Communication) system without audio to help autistic individuals communicate. This app was thoughtfully designed to be customizable so that parents can add pictures of familiar...
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Customizable Keyboard: Abilipad Is A Great Writing Tool

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Little authors ready to write can use Abilipad to create stories, write letters, create sentences, or practice spelling words. Abilipad users can create customized keyboards that include pictures and a text-to-speech option. These customizable keyboards give you the ability to create audio recordings and to share keyboards with other users.
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Proloquo2Go iPad Demo Workshop – Watch It Now!

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By request, we have uploaded the workshop to YouTube so that all of our readers can join in on the fun and learn more about getting started with Proloquo2Go. Watch The Entire Workshop Or Choose A Topic. To make it easy to find what you're looking for, we have divided up the workshop...
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Acapela Voice Engines Enhance Able AAC

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I want to preface my review of Able AAC with this: one of the reasons that this app is great is that in a few of weeks (check the publish date on this post) Able AAC will offer 79 new (natural-sounding) Acapela voice engines and 20 language packs. The language voice engines will...
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Autism Plugged In Offers Free Proloquo2Go Workshop

Proloquo2Go Workshop

Jack Kieffer, Certified Proloquo2Go Trainer and Founder of Autism Plugged In, an Autism apps review website, will be on hand to show you how the iPad can be transformed into a communication device for your child using apps like Proloquo2Go. The seminar will feature a short presentation by Jack followed by a hands-on...
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AAC App Series: Alexicom Elements

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Tired of app developers giving you the burden of customizing your AAC applications? Many developers will just put together a great interface that is conducive to AAC tools, but will not make default pages for kids to start using right away. Alexicom's series of AAC apps does the opposite - they provide...
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AAC Application for iPad: MyTalkTools

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The founder of MyTalkTools, Bick Pratt, is a dad like many of you. His son was born with a rare disease that affects hearing, speech, and other faculties. He had tried working with his son on other AAC applications, but found that customization of the boards was more difficult than it should...
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Education Apps

Proloquo2Go iPad Demo – Watch It Now!

Proloquo2Go iPad Demo – Watch It Now!

Who’s Behind Autism Plugged In?

Who’s Behind Autism Plugged In?

My name is Jack Kieffer and I'm a blogger sharing my love of technology at blogs like Cool Gizmo Toys, Greenamajigger, and here at Autism Plugged In where I'm trying to make a difference in the lives of children with autism.

Several years ago, I began volunteering with special needs kids, who gave me much joy and an appreciation for life. This blog is my way of giving back. Any proceeds from this effort are used to support my friends with autism. Read more about Jack or contact him.Connect with Jack on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.