using the ipad to support emotional regulation

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 )

Thank You!

Feel Free to contact me:

Jason Backes, MSOTjjbackes@district287.org