Using the iPad to Support Emotional
Regulation
Who I Am?
Jason Backes, MSOT Occupational Therapist Autism Specialist Innovation Coach
Who Are You? Educator
Parent / Caregiver
Administrator
Speech Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Other Support Staff
How Long Have You Had Your iPad?
Over a year
6 months to a year
Under 6 months
I don’t have an iPad yet
What is Emotional Regulation?
According to the SCERTS® Model (www.scerts.com), it is “the development of the ability to maintain a well-regulated emotional state to cope with everyday stress, and to be most available for learning and interacting.”
As adults, we constantly emotionally regulate ourselves all the time whether it be for calming purposes or for energy-boosting purposes, etc. Our children need our direct help to regulate themselves as well as how to learn how to regulate themselves without our help.
Mutual Regulation? When the adult and child work together to achieve a well-regulated emotional state for the child.
Johns Hopkins University Dept. of Education
Self Regulation?When the child works by his or herself to achieve a well-regulated emotional state.
The App Store
There are over 750,00 Apps in the
App Store
Consider the iPad for ER
Changing the Level of Arousal
Defining the Emotional Experience
Behavior Management Self Regulation Mutual Regulation
Communication/Language
Apps to Find Apps
App Shopper
AustimApps
Discovr Apps
Changing the Level of Arousal
Calming
Pocket Pond iHologram BeatWave
Changing the Level of Arousal
Calming
Jigsaw HD iPad Photo Booth Pandora
Changing the Level of Arousal
Calming
C Aquarium Lite Breathe2Relax Relax M. HD
Movement
Me Moves
Office Yoga
Games/EntertainmentAction
Angry Birds Traffic Rush NinJump
Games/Entertainment
Word games
Words W/Friends Moxie Word Warp
Games/Entertainment
Multi-Player
Pac-Man BR Crazy Copy Fruit Ninja
Defining the Emotional Experience
Feelings/Emotions
The Grouchies EmotionX Feel Electric
Defining the Emotional Experience
Feelings/Emotions
Autism Emotion
Shrinky’s
Anxiety Remedy
Training Faces
Social Understanding
Social Stories
Comic Book! Ebook Creator ibooks
Social Understanding
Proactive StrategiesUse of Social Stories/ Video Modeling
You Tube Model Me Morning Routines Going Places
Processing Information
PoppletExplain
Everything
Educreations
Behavior Management Proactive Strategies
Scheduling
First Then Vis. Sch. Pocket Picture Planner
Click n’ Talk Use Your Handwriting
Behavior Management
Proactive StrategiesTimers
Take Turns Visual Timer HD Time Timer
Behavior Management
Emotional Regulation
Autism Help! Sosh iseismometer
Communication with Others
Skype
WiFi Third Eye
TextPlus Free texting
Augmentative Communication
Photo/ Symbol Recognition
Click’n Talk Talk’n Photos Pictello
Communication System
• Simple
Choice Board
Creator
Tap SpeakChoice
Talk'nPhotos
Tap Speak
Sequence
Sounding
Board
Communication Systems
Proloquo2Go
Sono Flex
LAMP Words For Life
Communication Systems
ExpressiveTouch Chat
Increasing Language
Vast Autism 1-Core
Talking Tom
Oral Motor
Talking Rex
Talking News
Web sites that offer ideas for activities, apps and discussion forums relating to special education.
http://www.speakingofspeech.com A wonderful resource for speech clinicians. Helps with lesson planning and materials (great games)
http://www.youtube.com http://wonderopolis.org/ Sponsored by the National Center
for Family Literacy http://momswithapps.com http://bestappsforkids.com http://mobilelearning4specialneeds.wikispaces.com/App+List
s http://www.storylineonline.net Stories read with captioning
by actors http://www.thekidzpage.com Activities, games, puzzles etc
Web sites that offer ideas for activities, apps and discussion forums relating to special education.
http://kids.yahoo.com http://www.picnik.com Excellent and easy photo editing for free http://www.masher.com Video editing/emailing http://www.cmch.tv Center on media and child health…
research based discussion on our kids and media. Advice for teachers/parents
http://meesterc.wordpress.com Check out her links! http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=26195 http://assistivetech.ning.com/ Allows you to chat with others
regarding apps, use of iPod/iPad in the classroom and also has a link to literacy issues in AAC
http://appsforaac.net Lists apps by characteristics, allows you to compare features, a nice compilation.
Additional Web Sites http://www.snapps4kids.com/ Nice info from families,
therapists, doctors and teachers. http://bestappsforkids.com http://a4cwsn.com/ Apps for children with special needs http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/ Contains links to
information about “Why the iPad”, “Classroom ideas”, “Case Studies”, “Education Apps” and more
https://sites.google.com/site/schrockipad/ Breaks down use of iPad by curriculum areas (Special Education and Typical Education )
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