First Browser for Autistic Children: Zac Browser

Zackary Villeneuve's grandparents created Zac Browser so that he could interact with his computer in a calm way. It is the first browser created for kids with autism. Download to PC or Mac, and your child can access games, activities and videos in a safe environment. Here's a short video tutorial about Zac Browser:

iPad Apps for Autistic Students

Just yesterday a friend of mine asked if I could suggest any iPad apps for her autistic nephew.  I had watched the 60 Minutes episode on the iPad's impact on autistic students, and knowing how large Apple's App store is, (and the fact that there's an app for just about anything you could think of)  I began my search which led to this posting.


10 Great iPad Apps for Autistic Children- from the blog, Vitamin B12 Patch

10 Revolutionary Apps to Help Autistic Children

40 amazing iPad Apps for the Learning Disabled

60 Minutes Episode on the iPad:


Autism Apps- from Autism Speaks

Best iPad Apps for Autism- 5 apps reviewed

Dr. Gary Brown's Autism Apps- colors, numbers, shapes, letters

How the iPad Works with Academics for Autism:

iPad Apps and Resources for People with Autism- spreadsheet created by Shannon Rosa, (parent of a child with autism) Corina Becker, (an Autistic adult with a BA in English) and Jordan Sadler. (speech-language pathologist) Very extensive listing!

iPad Educational Apps- all under $10.00 each

iTaalk's Top 30 Starter Apps for Special Education- all 30 for under $50.00!!

SNApps4Kids (Special Needs Apps for Kids)- click here to view apps for the iPad

Top iPad Apps for Children with Autism- from the blog Autism Key; list of 8 apps 

37 Resources For Special Education Teachers

Ability Hub-assistive technology solutions

ADD/ADHD Basics

ADD in School- resources for teachers of ADHD students

Are Learning Disabilities Preventable?

Art Therapy and Autism

Auditory Processing Disorders in Children

Autism4Teachers

Autism Classroom

Autism Resources Links

Cerebral Palsy Causes- from Cerebral Palsy Guidance's website

Classroom Adaptations for Students with Cerebral Palsy

ADD Resources -sites for Attention Deficit Disorder

Dyslexia Resources

Free Text-to-Speech Sites

General Resources for Special Education Needs

Inclusion in the Classroom: The Teaching Methods

Internet Special Education Resources

LD Online -Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Resources

Mark's Special Education Page- lesson plans, educational resources; very extensive

Muscular Dystrophy Facts and Teaching Strategies-special ed wiki

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials (NCIP)

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHY)

An Open Special Education Contract

Reading Resources for Special Needs

Schrock Guide to Special Education

Special Education Chatboard- from Teachers.net; share thoughts, lesson plans and more with other special ed. teachers.

Special Education and Smartboards

Special Education in the Science Classroom

Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)

Strategies for Teaching Students with Motor/Orthopedic Impairments

Stuttering Resources

Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Disorder

Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs

Tips for Setting Up a Classroom for a Child with Autism

Tips for Teaching Students with Down Syndrome

What is ADHD?- video explanation

60 Famous People With Disabilities

At the end of the school year, one of our special education teachers asked if I could purchase more biographies of famous people with disabilities. This would be a great thing for our special education students, to see that it is possible to get beyond their disability and do something successful in their life. I knew that we already had several of those biographies, but decided to look into just how many we had and how many I wanted to purchase. In the fall, I will plan to display and highlight the biographies. Here's a list of those people by their disability:


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
President George Bush (both)
Tom Cruise
Bill Gates
Steven Spielberg
Sylvester Stallone
Ted Turner
Jules Verne

Asperger's Syndrome Characteristics (Autism)
Leonardo DaVinci
Peter the Great
Vincent Van Gogh
Socrates
George Washington

Asthma
Charles Dickens
Che Guevara
Bob Hope
John F. Kennedy
Elizabeth Taylor

Cerebral Palsy
Christy Brown
Stephen Hawking
Geri Jewell

Diabetes
Halle Berry
Aretha Franklin
Bret Michaels
Mary Tyler Moore
Sugar Ray Robinson
Mia Sorvino
Sonya Sotomayer

Club Foot/Feet
Gary Burghoff
Mia Hamm
Dudley Moore
Kristi Yamaguchi
Daymon Wayans

Dyslexia
Cher
Agatha Christie
Tom Cruise
Albert Einstein
Whoopi Goldberg
Bruce Jenner
Magic Johnson

Epilepsy
Richard Burton
Agatha Christie
Edgar Allen Poe
Theodore Roosevelt
Peter Tchaikovsky
Neil Young

Mood Disorders
Jim Carrey
Winston Churchill
Carrie Fisher
Billy Joel
Ben Stiller

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (O.C.D.)
Jessica Alba
David Beckham
Penelope Cruz
Cameron Diaz
Harrison Fors
Howard Hughes
Howie Mandell
Roseanne
Justin Timberlake