Hi Everyone,
My son James is severely autistic and lacks language, he is close to his 7th birthday and very few sounds make it as expression kind words. In order to help him and understand him better I have built a communication App that is friendly and customizable so he can express his needs, feelings and wants, it came out so well and useful that I have decided to make it available on the Android App store soon. My son has been able to use it intuitively and has made communication so much easier during daily activities.
After months in development, it is almost complete but need your help in suggesting more icons for autistic children to communicate.
Be aware that this is a PECS style board and not a full communication interface with vocabulary and grammar. I may update it in the future to do that or build a whole new application for that purpose.
You can see how the application works in this preview video if needed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1Opirf5E8
I will let everyone know when the app is available for download in the future.
Thank you all for your help!
Here is a list of what is already included in the application:
ACTIONS (23 icons)
1. Yes
2. No
3. Wash Hands
4. More
5. All Done
6. Shoes
7. Socks
8. Brush Teeth
9. Bathroom
10. Tinkle
11. Potty
12. Clean Up
13. Go
14. Stop
15. Trim Nails
16. Bath
17. Shower
18. Shirt On
19. Shorts On
20. Dress On (girl) / Pants On (boy)
21. Put Glasses On
22. Turn On
23. Turn Off
PLAY (26 icons for boy, 27 for girl)
1. Read Book
2. Music (plays sound)
3. Piano (plays sound)
4. Puzzle
5. Draw
6. TV
7. Drum (plays sound)
8. Play
9. Play Outside
10. Walk Outside
11. Bicycle
12. Tablet
13. Jumping
14. Skateboard
15. Scooter
16. Swing
17. Car Ride
18. Go to School
19. Teddy
20. Dragon
21. Play Ball
22. Bubbles
23. Tickles
24. Robot Toy
25. Car Toy
26. Train Toy
27. Dolls (girl only)
28. Toys
NEEDS (22 icons)
1. Help
2. Diaper
3. Cold
4. Hot
5. Bed
6. Tired
7. Hurt
8. Go Home
9. Tummy Hurts
10. Head Hurts
11. Throat Hurts
12. Tooth Hurts
13. Scratch
14. Headphones
15. Hungry
16. Happy
17. Sad
18. Excited
19. Angry
20. Outside
21. Open
22. Close
FOOD (24 icons)
1. Breakfast
2. Lunch
3. Dinner
4. I'm Full
5. Zippy Cup
6. Milk
7. Juice
8. Water
9. Cereal
10. Snack
11. Fries
12. Carrot
13. Candy
14. Waffle
15. Chocolate
16. Grapes
17. Orange
18. Strawberry
19. Sandwich
20. Pear
21. Apple
22. Banana
23. Steak
24. Chicken
25. Rice
26. Pasta
My son James is severely autistic and lacks language, he is close to his 7th birthday and very few sounds make it as expression kind words. In order to help him and understand him better I have built a communication App that is friendly and customizable so he can express his needs, feelings and wants, it came out so well and useful that I have decided to make it available on the Android App store soon. My son has been able to use it intuitively and has made communication so much easier during daily activities.
After months in development, it is almost complete but need your help in suggesting more icons for autistic children to communicate.
Be aware that this is a PECS style board and not a full communication interface with vocabulary and grammar. I may update it in the future to do that or build a whole new application for that purpose.
You can see how the application works in this preview video if needed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1Opirf5E8
I will let everyone know when the app is available for download in the future.
Thank you all for your help!
Here is a list of what is already included in the application:
ACTIONS (23 icons)
1. Yes
2. No
3. Wash Hands
4. More
5. All Done
6. Shoes
7. Socks
8. Brush Teeth
9. Bathroom
10. Tinkle
11. Potty
12. Clean Up
13. Go
14. Stop
15. Trim Nails
16. Bath
17. Shower
18. Shirt On
19. Shorts On
20. Dress On (girl) / Pants On (boy)
21. Put Glasses On
22. Turn On
23. Turn Off
PLAY (26 icons for boy, 27 for girl)
1. Read Book
2. Music (plays sound)
3. Piano (plays sound)
4. Puzzle
5. Draw
6. TV
7. Drum (plays sound)
8. Play
9. Play Outside
10. Walk Outside
11. Bicycle
12. Tablet
13. Jumping
14. Skateboard
15. Scooter
16. Swing
17. Car Ride
18. Go to School
19. Teddy
20. Dragon
21. Play Ball
22. Bubbles
23. Tickles
24. Robot Toy
25. Car Toy
26. Train Toy
27. Dolls (girl only)
28. Toys
NEEDS (22 icons)
1. Help
2. Diaper
3. Cold
4. Hot
5. Bed
6. Tired
7. Hurt
8. Go Home
9. Tummy Hurts
10. Head Hurts
11. Throat Hurts
12. Tooth Hurts
13. Scratch
14. Headphones
15. Hungry
16. Happy
17. Sad
18. Excited
19. Angry
20. Outside
21. Open
22. Close
FOOD (24 icons)
1. Breakfast
2. Lunch
3. Dinner
4. I'm Full
5. Zippy Cup
6. Milk
7. Juice
8. Water
9. Cereal
10. Snack
11. Fries
12. Carrot
13. Candy
14. Waffle
15. Chocolate
16. Grapes
17. Orange
18. Strawberry
19. Sandwich
20. Pear
21. Apple
22. Banana
23. Steak
24. Chicken
25. Rice
26. Pasta
