We scooped the New York Times!
by Beth
Remember last month when we published a post by Ellen Harrington-Kane about SNApps4Kids? In the post, Ellen explained that the SNApps4Kids program was started by a father of a child with disabilities and has now become a part of Easter Seals Greater Houston. Well, one month later, the New York Times published a story called Finding Good Apps for Children with Autism that highlights Easter Seals of Greater Houston and their SNapps4kids.com program:
The site, a program of Easter Seals, lists more than 700 apps but includes about 60 that have been professionally reviewed. The reviews are all done by a special education teacher or certified therapist, many of whom are a part of the Easter Seals network.
The story touted SNApps4Kids for organizing its reviews and categories by the skills individuals learned from the app rather than the disability or diagnosis of the user.
The Apple iPad and its apps have proven effective in helping children with developmental delays, especially autism, to learn, communicate and handle social situations. How wonderful that the New York Times chose to publish a story featuring this terrific program — the more people who know about it, the better they’ll be equipped to choose an app that is right for them and their child with autism.