So I thought today I would post about some applications that have been working well to keep Seraphin busy. Note that we like many parents before us initially just gave these to our child without introducing them as a privilege attached to her success in coping with day to day life. Seraphin is now a 12yo (almost 13) Aspi girl so you can imagine how we have learnt the hard way... ;) These are now a privilege that is earned through following the daily routine and completing school work etc... Admittedly this seems to be working better than traditional methods of punishment and consequence... ;)
These applications are a great source of creativity and are especially entertaining and educational for children with autism.
YouDoodle - Apple iTunes (iPad, iPod, iPhone etc...)
First cab off the rank is an art tool that I find many parents aren't aware of. YouDoodle is an application available from the iTunes store (feel free to share in comments if there are similar tools for Android or Microsoft tablets/phones). Seraphin uses this extensively to transpose her sketches from her sketch book into digital format. She can then freely color, shade or change them. She is currently working on a 'Speed Paint' demo of how she converts a drawing to share with you all. I will hopefully be able to post this with next weeks blog. You can find more information on YouDoodle by typing the follow address into your browser or clicking the link.
http://youdoodle.net/
Please see my previous blog post for examples of drawings made in YouDoodle.
Minecraft
Most parents will have heard of Minecraft before. This game allows children to create worlds that are quite frankly limited by only their imagination. The looks and feels a little like a virtual lego world. You use blocks to create houses, build farms, working trains or pretty much anything. A number of groups run and create extensive puzzle worlds for school holiday programs, such as Invent The World.
Seraphin will be working on a series of 'Let's Play' videos to help new Minecraft gamers get to know it. Feel free to share any videos from your children in comments or on our Youtube page.
Seraphin Rae's Minecraft 'Let's Play' - Episode 1
https://minecraft.net/
On a side note I came across the following parents support group over the weekend... Looks like a great place for parents to chat and share experiences.
https://www.facebook.com/AspergersParentConnect?fref=ts
Well that's it for today,
Regards,
Materia
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