Autistic Teenager Creates App To Help People On The Spectrum

Source: Forbes
Written by: Nicholas Fearn

An 18-year-old software developer has created an iOS app to help those on the autistic spectrum in their day-to-day lives.

Ethan Shallcross, who has a form of autism and lives in the English town of Torquay, developed Aumi to enable people to manage their anxiety, monitor their mental health and reduce burnout.

“The app has been built with people on the autism spectrum in mind, and his has influenced the design and functionality of the entire app,” he says. “However, it is not just for people on the autism spectrum. People who have high anxiety, are frequently burnt out, or struggle with their mental health may also find it useful.” Click here to read the rest of the story.

Apps For Tracking Seizures

Seizure apps are available on both iTunes and Android which journals seizure episodes. This allows people with epilepsy and parents to keep an accurate record of seizure occurrences.

Most apps include the following features.

  • Time and visually record seizures as they happen
  • Automatically add recorded seizures to the library
  • Help request are sent to your emergency contacts with your current locations
  • Information is organized into graphs to share with your medial provider

seizure-apps

All of the apps below are free, You will just need to download onto your phone.

iTunes

EpiDiary

Epilepsia App

Epilepsy Foundation- My Seizure Diary

Epilepsy Ireland Diary

Epilepsy Toolkit

EpiWatch

Neutun

SeizAlarm

Seizure Watch

Track It

Young Epilepsy

Android

Dr. Epilepsy

Epi Diary

Epilepsy App

Epilepsy Foundation

Epilepsy Help

Epilepsy Ireland Diary

Epilepsy Journal

Epilepsy Tool Kit

Epilepsy Tracker

My Seizure Diary

Seizure Alert and Recorder

Seizure Now

Soterria Seizure Alert

Android- Cost.

Seizure Now- .99

 

 

 

 

Augumentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Resources

Definition

American Speech-Language Hearing Association
International Society For Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Pediatric Therapy Network
Wikipedia

AAC and Autism

The Center for AAC and Autism
No-Tech and Low-Tech AAC for Children with Autism
Autism Speaks

AAC Communication APPS

Friendship Circle
Top 10 AAC Communication Apps for iPad
Apps for AAC
Top 5 AAC Apps- Learning Works

AAC Funding

Glenda’s Assistive Technology Information
Augmentative Communication Inc.