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On the Road with the iPad

By Marnie On December 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

‘Tis the season for highways, byways, flight passes, and passports and the last thing parents of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) child wants to do is have a meltdown in the middle of a trip to see grandma. We always make sure to tote a fifth passenger along, our iPad, to save us from any possible mishaps. We do have our moments when meltdowns are inevitable, but we have been able to use the iPad to divert attention elsewhere. While traveling, we use it for gaming, taking and viewing pictures, watching movies, writing, emailing, FaceTiming, reading, and tracking our journey. Oh What Fun Since our ASD friends are visual and thrive on schedules, the GPS apps are a superb way to teach them where the planned stops are and show them pictures of destinations. My lil’ man is really into memorizing maps and street names. We love Google maps to [...]

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