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Autism Applications and Tools

There are many apps, websites and tools for autism. We have looked into these apps and have found the following:

Aimed for ages 2 and over, the usage of cute characters that help children learn to identify and trace letters is a great idea and has great reviews from parents. The kids trace the letters, learn how to make the sounds from A to Z, packed with mini games, stickers, and gift rewards. Parents especially love it as the app is free of in-app purchases and has no ads.

  •  GoTalk NOW LITE – Apple Store | Not available for Android.

This is the free version of the GoTalk NOW app, designed for children and adults who are non-verbal or have difficulties speaking. It has all the essentials, including adjustable page layouts, customisable navigation, recording and text-to-speech capabilities and a symbol set. This version of the app allows people to create three personalised communication pages; this allows people that are non-verbal to set up multiple pages with different words and symbols to communicate easier. This app has been described as an introduction to AAC devices or apps.

Designed to help autistic people understand and self-manage anxiety with tracking, tips, and CBT-based exercises.

This Tips Hub is all about advice and resources (reviewed by researchers) that is created by and for the autistic community. The tips provided go over daily routines, mental health, or professional guidance. In the description they say this hub is to provide information to support autistic people, their families, and professionals working with autistic people.

Both apps are all about creating routines, schedules, and to-do lists. These apps are paid subscriptions, however they both do provide good support for autistic people.

An app that helps children understand social situations. This is an interesting app as there are two modes. Adult Mode and Child Mode.

Adult Mode is for the parents / carers, they can create stories, either from a library created by the app or creating their own, adding images to help with the story. The adult can set up a child profile and assign they story to a child; each child has a separate profile which can be assigned with different stories. The adult is asked to rate how close the child is to achieving the goal every time a story is accessed.

Child Mode is for the child; this is the reading mode. The child can access a story assigned to them by the adult. Stories can be read by the child, the adult or by the app. The child is asked to rate how much they enjoyed the story every time the story is accessed, this is by using symbols.

A free communication app for non-verbal or autistic people. The app offers personalised symbols and pictures (which you can use the camera to take pictures and add them), a personalised calendar and a text-to-speech app.

Described as “visual daily planning, routines and to-dos for brains wired differently.” This is a free daily planning app for ADHD, autism and executive dysfunction with visual routines, scheduling, reminders, to-dos, mood tracking, breathing exercises and a journal.

  •  Habitica – Habitica Wesbite, can be used in the browser and mobile apps are available on the website.

This app gamifies routines and schedules, turning daily tasks, to-dos, and routines into a game. Each time you finish a task you earn gold and experience that helps improve your avatar.

The tasks are all personalised, so the user can add tasks around health and fitness, social and work, and personal goals (such as personal projects, self-care or pursuing a dream).

This is designed for gaming enthusiasts, adding extra motivation to complete tasks and goals, with the added benefit of improving their lives.

  •  Miracle Modus – Apple Store | Not available for Android

Created by an autistic developer to help people manage sensory overload by providing calming, hypnotic visuals, and soft, soothing sounds. Users can change modes and sounds, focusing on their favourite patterns.

Whilst not specifically for autistic people, this app has still been recommended to everyone who needs it. The app helps to manage the urge to self-harm, using evidence-based treatment. The app also provides signposting, although I am unsure how this service works.

An app created with autistic people in mind. This is a travel companion app, which helps users plan their journeys, providing recommended routes and a stress level indictor for each route.