Shawnna Dickerhoof

I am a Christ-follower ✝️ I am happily married 💖 I have 3 sons 👨👦🧒 I work in elementary special education ✏️ I am a college student 📚

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@AckermanNordhof I am going to have to try this with some of my students! Our classroom seems to be the place that people come to to calm down.

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@mrs_robinson123 This is one I picked too.

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@AckermanNordhof I'm always looking for new apps for reward time. I prefer apps that are educational in some way.

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@mrs_robinson123 This is really neat.

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@RiesterSydni If you can find something that sparks a child's interest to engage them, it can be a game changer. One of my student's is super in to superheroes right now so we have done a lot of super hero themed lessons to work on standards.

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13. Social Norms helps children with autism learn social rules and behaviors through stories. It is $9.99 on itunes. https://t.co/NuusyuLh0y
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@mrs_robinson123 @wwingler I agree that parental motivation can be a problem.

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@mrs_robinson123 I like that this helps break down larger tasks. A big project can seem so daunting.

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12.Turn Taker facilitates turn taking and sharing through visual and audio cues. It is $2.99 on itunes. https://t.co/UGcxol9tYc
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@wwingler It's hard to say. I think the norm is for most familes to have access to at least one device though, except maybe in rural, high-poverty areas.

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@AckermanNordhof This was my youngest's favorite show when he was little. Some of the songs about emotions are very appealing.

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11.AutismXpress helps people interpret emotions and understand facial expressions. It is free for apple and android devices. https://t.co/pg2lzMTDSF
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@AckermanNordhof Advice, especially from other parents who have been there, is very helpful.

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@HannahR_96 This is great. If there was a specific way to calm down an autistic child during a tense situation, like a lockdown, it would be super helpful for the school staff to have.

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10.Look in My Eyes helps train people to look into the eyes of other people when they are talking to them. It is available on itunes for $2.99. https://t.co/kXltmWVuCV #VUATAppChat

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@mrs_robinson123 I'm a big fan of real-world, functional teaching.

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9.Toca Store is an app that teaches basic math while incorporating the functional skill of shopping. It is in game format and available on itunes. It costs $6.99 https://t.co/4ycVRlGixK
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@mrs_robinson123 I like that this one includes body language as it can be just as telling.

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8.ABA Flash Cards & Games helps students put facial expressions and names to emotions. It is available for $.99 on itunes. https://t.co/b94UpibHn6
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