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Thanks for the list!   The lingui systems might work for Andrew.   He's very motivated with electronic devices that "respond" to his actions. 
A question for you and anyone else that may have advice. My Andrew is autistic, but also very low vision - which compounds the learning process greatly. He needs learning tools that do "interact with noise or verbal" to help his learning.   Any one else with this problem and suggestions on tools to use, websites to investigate, specific programs for this situation, or any other advice to help with his learning???     Mary.

Quoting mary3021:

Thanks for the list!   The lingui systems might work for Andrew.   He's very motivated with electronic devices that "respond" to his actions. 
A question for you and anyone else that may have advice. My Andrew is autistic, but also very low vision - which compounds the learning process greatly. He needs learning tools that do "interact with noise or verbal" to help his learning.   Any one else with this problem and suggestions on tools to use, websites to investigate, specific programs for this situation, or any other advice to help with his learning???     Mary.

For developmental ages of 2 - 7 (and I think really beyond that as we are still benefiting from it) I really LOVE TeachTown.  It is an online ABA based program you subscribe to  monthly.  We use it every day.  My son uses a TouchWindow on the  computer sold by the Edmark Corporation because his mouse skills are not always reliable though improving.  The program gives verbal prompts to the student and verbal praise for correct responses and keeps the child interested with regular interactive games after so many questions of a lesson.  It used to cost $59.95 a month and now is $39.95 a  month.  It sounds expensive but if you use it every day (we do) it is well worth it.  I have spent a lot of  money on various therapies and this is really worth it, wheras I have often been disappointed after sinking a lot of cash int something with high hopes and little return on that investment.  TeachTown really helps with building receptive language but also a  lot of other implications for academics.  David has had trouble with the concept of gender which also affects his appropriate use of things like he, she, him, and her...these are some of the skills you can find in the TeachTown curriculum. Check it out at www.teachtown.com  I believe they offer a free trial month and some demos on the site as well.  

I am also a big advocate for creating as a part of your child's day the vision activities and some of the vestibular activities from a program called Minds-in-Motion.  I put those activities in a post on another site and will add them to this site ASAP.  There are some very cheap tools  (one being a colorful pen cil topper on a pencil) to provide exercises that strengthen a child's vision.  I don't know the  nature of your child's vision weakness but these activities certainly couldn't hurt.      

These are some of my favorite resources that help with communication:

 

Bondy, Andy & Lori Frost; A pictures worth: PECS and other visual communication strategies in autism

 

BRAINQUEST flashcards

 

Cohen, Lawrence J.; Playful Parenting: a bold new way to nurture close connections, solve behavior problems and encourage children's confidence

Gutstein, PhD; Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social, Emotional Development Activities for Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, PDD & NLD

 

McClannahan, Lynn E., Ph.D.  and Patricia J., Ph.D. Krantz, Activity Schedules for Children with Autism: Teaching Independent Behavior

Koegel, Lynn Kern, PhD; Overcoming Autism

Lovaas, O. Ivar; Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The ME Book

starfall.com

superduper.com

do2learn.com

I received last year but only now able to use two software items as I have a new computer with a working CD drive.  My last one died due to a broken Boardmaker CD.

These are from Children's Hospital in Boston.  One is called Learning Music Together, activities that teach language and social communication.  The other is Center for Communications disorders - Puddingstone Place

Anyone use these before?  I had heard from a parent whose son at age 16 I believe started talking after doing these programs.

Bonnie Sayers

http://www.cafemom.com/group/AutismResources

http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.com

Quoting autismfamily:

These are from Children's Hospital in Boston.  One is called Learning Music Together, activities that teach language and social communication.  The other is Center for Communications disorders - Puddingstone Place

I'm going to go look both of those up online to find out more.  Thanks!

I haven't, but thanks for the ideas! 

Quoting goodasitgets:

Quoting mary3021:

Thanks for the list!   The lingui systems might work for Andrew.   He's very motivated with electronic devices that "respond" to his actions. 
A question for you and anyone else that may have advice. My Andrew is autistic, but also very low vision - which compounds the learning process greatly. He needs learning tools that do "interact with noise or verbal" to help his learning.   Any one else with this problem and suggestions on tools to use, websites to investigate, specific programs for this situation, or any other advice to help with his learning???     Mary.

For developmental ages of 2 - 7 (and I think really beyond that as we are still benefiting from it) I really LOVE TeachTown.  It is an online ABA based program you subscribe to  monthly.  We use it every day.  My son uses a TouchWindow on the  computer sold by the Edmark Corporation because his mouse skills are not always reliable though improving.  The program gives verbal prompts to the student and verbal praise for correct responses and keeps the child interested with regular interactive games after so many questions of a lesson.  It used to cost $59.95 a month and now is $39.95 a  month.  It sounds expensive but if you use it every day (we do) it is well worth it.  I have spent a lot of  money on various therapies and this is really worth it, wheras I have often been disappointed after sinking a lot of cash int something with high hopes and little return on that investment.  TeachTown really helps with building receptive language but also a  lot of other implications for academics.  David has had trouble with the concept of gender which also affects his appropriate use of things like he, she, him, and her...these are some of the skills you can find in the TeachTown curriculum. Check it out at www.teachtown.com  I believe they offer a free trial month and some demos on the site as well.  

I am also a big advocate for creating as a part of your child's day the vision activities and some of the vestibular activities from a program called Minds-in-Motion.  I put those activities in a post on another site and will add them to this site ASAP.  There are some very cheap tools  (one being a colorful pen cil topper on a pencil) to provide exercises that strengthen a child's vision.  I don't know the  nature of your child's vision weakness but these activities certainly couldn't hurt.      

Thanks,  and if you have that info. on Minds-in-Motion, that would be great!!!