Smart Tech for Autism Spectrum Disorder Community
Tony Gentry, PhD OTR/L FAOTA
logentry@vcu.edu
List of Products Discussed in Fulbright Specialist Lectures, UITM, September 2023
Assessments
| Product | Description | US $ |
| Supports Intensity Scale | Assess level of human support for everyday functional activity | See website |
| Smart Home Instrument – New York (SHINY) | Checklist and structured interview re smart home needs and uses
Email Tony at logentry@vcu.edu |
free |
| Smart Homes Made Simple – Self-Assessment Tool |
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation |
Free online |
Products
| Product | Info | US $ |
| Smart LED Light bulbs | Light sensitivity – can change color and intensity remotely
Nanoleaf |
10 |
| Dreamegg White Noise Machine | Insomnia/noise sensitivity (https://amzn.to/3Zhvsgv)
|
20 |
| Noise-canceling earbuds | Many versions/variable cost | |
| Talking Smoke Alarm – Google Nest | https://amzn.to/45S2eaC
|
99 |
| Weighted Blanket | Insomnia/calming (https://amzn.to/3sRBQPr)
|
27 |
| Harkla Hug Playroom Canoe | Deep pressure/calming (harkla.co)
|
89 |
| Sensory Room Online Catalog | www.Houseofplay.com
|
|
| Cook Stop | Turns off stove if you leave it on when you leave the room (https://www.cookstop.com/)
|
300 |
| Mobi WiFi Pill Dispenser | Reminder pill box – notifies offsite caregiver if you miss a dose
(https://mobiusa.com/products/smart-pill-medication-dispenser)
|
189 |
| AngelSense Tracker | Watch and app person tracker (Desertscape website) – monthly subscription | 300 |
| Eufy Smart Camera | www.Eufy.com
|
120 |
| Google Nest Hub Max | Smart home hub, sleep tracking, Voice Assistant | 99 |
| Echo Show 10 | Voice Assistant with Video Screen – moves to track user in room | 250 |
| Apple Airtags | Person tracking (https://www.apple.com/my/shop/buy-airtag/airtag)
|
37 |
| Apple Airtag accessories | Wearables (https://www.apple.com/my/shop/accessories/all)
|
varies |
| Floreo Virtual Reality | Virtual Reality kit with goggles, iPad and iPhone with multiple vignettes for autism
|
Request demo |
| Brain Power Augmented Reality | Augmented Reality program for autistic children
|
See website |
| Touchpoints | Wearable devices that reduce anxiety/stress
(https://thetouchpointsolution.com/)
|
189 |
| Neeuro Neuro-Feedback Trainer | Headband and child-friendly app for neuro-feedback stress reduction with iPhone or Android app
|
See website |
| BlueBee Pals Robot Stuffed Animal | Talking stuffed animal links to iPad – an affordable robot
(https://www.bluebeepals.com/) Ships to Malaysia for $50 |
75 |
| Video Modeling for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | A practical guidebook for parents and professionals
|
19.99 |
| High School Transition that Works | Guidebook for launching a Project SEARCH employment program
|
29 |
Smart Phone & Tablet Apps
| OS | App | Info | US$ |
| iOS & Android | Milestone Tracker | CDC app showing developmental milestones for children
(https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones-app.html)
|
free |
| iOS & Android | Amazon Echo Blueprints | Website where you can design your own Alexa instructions for any multi-step task (https://blueprints.amazon.com/home) | free |
| iOS & Android | Accessibility Settings | https://www.apple.com/my/accessibility/
https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en
|
free |
| iOS | Screentime | Apple iPhone/iPad Feature that allows total control of app usage
(https://support.apple.com/en-my/HT208982)
|
free |
| Android | Family Link | Feature that allows some control of child’s phone/tablet usage
(https://families.google/familylink/
|
free |
| iOS | TDSnap | AAC (https://us.tobiidynavox.com/pages/td-snap)
|
varies |
| iOS | LAMP Words for Life | AAC (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lamp-words-for-life/id551215116)
|
299 |
| iOS | Proloquo2Go | AAC (https://www.assistiveware.com/products/proloquo2go) | 190 |
| iOS & Android | Avaz | AAC – 2-week free trial download
(https://www.avazapp.com/products/avaz-aac-app/)
|
199 |
| iOS | Go Talk Now | AAC lite (https://www.attainmentcompany.com/gotalk-now)
|
100 |
| iOS | Speak 4 Me | AAC lite (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speak4me-text-to-speech-tts/id894460403)
In-app purchases |
Free |
| iOS & Android | Let Me Talk | AAC lite with picture icons
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/letmetalk/id919990138)
|
Free |
| iOS | iMean | Text-to-speech onscreen keyboard with word prediction
(https://apps.apple.com/my/app/imean/id364906155)
|
Free |
| iOS | Otsimo Speech Therapy | https://otsimo.com/en/
In-app purchases |
Free |
| iOS | Reminder, Reminders with Voice | Picture and verbal prompt reminder calendar (good for non-readers) – in-app purchases
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reminder-reminders-with-voice/id1071899483)
|
Free |
| Android | My Pillbox | Medication Reminder with Pill pictures
(https://www.appbrain.com/app/my-pillboxmeds-pill-reminder/com.tobeamaster.mypillbox)
|
Free |
| iOS & Android | Medisafe Pill Reminder | Medication reminder with pill pictures – in-app purchases
(https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/medisafe-pill-reminder/id573916946)
|
Free |
| iOS & Android | iStudiezPro | Schoolwork scheduling app
(https://istudentpro.com/ios.php)
|
Free |
| iOS & Android | Tiimo | Visual Planning app with calendar and countdown timer – 7-day free trial | 3.99/month |
| iOS | Choiceworks | App for task management, learning to wait, understanding transitions
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/choiceworks/id486210964)
|
19.99 |
| iOS | CanPlan | Only task-sequencing app for slide shows, videos, with reminders
(in-app purchases) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canplan/id598687543
|
free |
| iOS | IDo Hygiene | ADL-focused task-sequencing app with slide shows and videos, or build your own inside app (in-app purchases)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ido-hygiene/id931411575
|
free |
| iOS | FirstThen | Task-Sequencing and Choice Visual Schedule app
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/first-then-visual-schedule/id355527801)
|
9.99 |
| iOS & Android | Functional Planning System | Task-Sequencing app with phot slide show and video features, check off
( |
Free |
| iOS | Story Creator | Slide show app with picture and audio features for digital task-sequences
(https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/story-creator-easy-story-book-maker-for-kids/id545369477
|
Free |
| Android | Slide Plus | Slide show app for digital task-sequences
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quvideo.slideplus&hl=en&gl=US)
|
Free |
| iOS | Goally | Purchase tablet and monthly subscription for a whole suite of apps to support functional tasks
|
99 plus yearly subscription |
| iOS | Cognitopia | Comprehensive task-organizing and task-sequencing app – best app for transition to work with links to employer included – free trial
|
299/year |
| Android | Moodtracker | Reminds user periodically to record current mood; graphs changes over time
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=moodtracker. selfcare.habittracker.mentalhealth&hl=en&gl=US
|
free |
| iOS | Symple | Reminds user to note current symptoms/behaviors (user creates topic)
|
Free |
| iOS & Android | Simply Being | Relaxation and meditation app
(https://www.meditationoasis.com/apps)
|
Free |
| iOS & Android | Breathe2Relax | Child-friendly animated instruction in deep-breathing activity to reduce stress
(https://www.militaryonesource.mil/resources/mobile-apps/breathe2relax/)
|
Free |
| iOS | Bloom | Relaxation app that creates soundscapes and animations at finger touch
(https://generativemusic.com/bloom.html)
|
1.99 |
| iOS | Trope | Relaxation app that creates soundscapes and animations at finger swipe
(https://www.generativemusic.com/trope.html)
|
1.99 |
| iOS | Rewards Chart & Goals Tracker | Positive Behavior Reward tracking and encourager (in-app purchases)
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reward-chart-goals-tracker/id1494461554) |
free |
| iOS | Behavior Tracker Pro | Behavioral support app for tracking behaviors over time
(https://www.behaviortrackerpro.com/)
|
29.99 |
| iOS
|
Canvas DX | Prescription service for virtual consultation re autism diagnosis
(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canvas-dx/id1579464897)
|
Free |
| iOS | Social Mind | PRT-based virtual coaching for parents of children with autism
|
Subscription |
Web Resources
| Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America | https://RESNA.org
|
| National Autism Association (USA) | https://nationalautismassociation.org
|
| World Health Organization online autism training for caregivers | https://openwho.org/account/new
|
| Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) | https://asatonline.org/for-parents
|
| Autism Speaks Foundation (US) | https://autismspeaks.org
|
| VCU Autism Center for Education | https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/
|
| Project SEARCH (US) | https://www.projectsearch.us/start-a-project-search
|
Acknowledgement
Thanks to Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE) & Fulbright Malaysia and College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics Universiti Teknologi MARA.