iPad 64GB £299

cheer1eader

24skins wrote: »

Hi kingfisherblue and good luck with your funding application. I got an iPad for my autistic son in January and it is a massive help - he engages with it in a way he never did with PECS etc and all those things that used to take hours with a printer, glue and laminator can be downloaded in seconds.

I just wondered if you'd seen this before, it's a (regularly updated) spreadsheet of apps that people with autistic children have found helpful.

iPad apps for people with autism.

The ones that my son uses the most are NeoPaul (free app which reads aloud words you type in - he couldn't read at the start of this year and is now fluent, I believe that this app has helped massively), Leafjam, Forge of Neon (3D drawing app), Poke Me (interactive giggle monster!) and the built in calendar.

thank you so much for posting the spreadsheet i'v bookmarked it i have applied for a grant for my son from the family fund fingers crossed they approve it & i can get him some of these apps

Rich44_2

andychelt wrote: »

Why when somebody posts an Apple deal, rather than keeping quiet, android fanboys always have to come on with their rants.

Amazingly enough I *KNOW* about tech too and for me I find the iPad one of the best bits of kit around, yet unlike you I appreciate some people prefer apple, some android. I just don't troll android threads slating them.

Oh btw i'm wearing DeWalt work boots, do they count as designer?

That's usually because on EVERY single Android tablet deal you get the Apple sheeple ranting on and on and on and on about how great the iPad is and it is a great piece of tech but there's no way i'd pay that for one and two I like having unrestricted access to every website out there including the ones running flash (and yes I know you can bodge it up with a particular browser...) and I like not being "told" what I can and can't install.

For me i'd buy an Archos 10" for £149 load up VegaComb onto it, stick a 32GB SD card in it and for less than half the cost of an ipad you've got an awesome piece of kit. In fact doing this means I will be able to get my 2 little boys one each this xmas.

Someone at school got an ipad recently, 64GB 3g+wifi there's no 3g nearby and it won't work with our wireless (well it might with a bit of jikery pokery but we're not saying so lol) £700!! LOL!!!

Rich44_2

Diamonds wrote: »

I am just browsing some tablets on Amazon .. there's one that get's really good reviews for only £154 .. my son is 8 so Ipad prices def not appropriate! £154 seems a brilliant price.. what do you think? http://www.amazon.co.uk/A1CS-X220-TABLET-ANDROID-1080P/dp/B004F33FJ6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Thanks.:cool:

I wouldn't because of the resistive screen but it's got some good reviews on there i'd do the Archos from CPW for £149 and add a MicroSD card to it and VegaComb

Oneday77

One point for anyone non-techie.

Apple devices unless hacked can only take apps from the apple app stores. So out the box you have to get apps from them. This does restrict you but it also means that they are designed to not take over control of the device out with preset permissions from apple.

Andriod devices tend to be cheaper and the apps come from the android market place. Straight from the box you can get apps from any developer, typically but not exclusively though the market place. Android apps are designed for a series of different hardware specs and may or not run on your particular device. additionally as android apps don't have to meet specific constraints that apple sets you can end up with pirated software that can end up acting just like a virus would on your pc.

In both cases no system is perfect. You will get poorly written software on an apple device and you will get fantastic apps on a Droid device. Ups and downs.
I use pcs everyday and work for an IT company. Personally I find apple devices easier to use due to their tighter software controls and I'm lazy and like iTunes doing everything for me.
Androids to me need a little more thought on how to use and manage them.

kingfisherblue

tightus_wad wrote: »

What about using P2G on an IPOD touch (£100) ?

The screen is too small on an Ipod touch - my son already wears glasses with quite strong lenses. He used an Ipod in school towards the end of last year, but the icons were too small for him, so this year he has been using an Ipad, which he copes with much better. Unfortunately, my son's eyesight is getting a little worse each year, needing stronger lenses (he has to have them thinned out so that they aren't too heavy for him).

An Ipad is more awkward to carry around, but has a more visible screen for him. He will still have the same amount of icons on the screen, but as they will be larger, he will be able to see them more clearly.

School has offered to give me lessons on how to use the Ipad and P2G when he gets it

kingfisherblue

24skins wrote: »

Hi kingfisherblue and good luck with your funding application. I got an iPad for my autistic son in January and it is a massive help - he engages with it in a way he never did with PECS etc and all those things that used to take hours with a printer, glue and laminator can be downloaded in seconds.

I just wondered if you'd seen this before, it's a (regularly updated) spreadsheet of apps that people with autistic children have found helpful.

iPad apps for people with autism.

The ones that my son uses the most are NeoPaul (free app which reads aloud words you type in - he couldn't read at the start of this year and is now fluent, I believe that this app has helped massively), Leafjam, Forge of Neon (3D drawing app), Poke Me (interactive giggle monster!) and the built in calendar.

Thank you for this - my son isn't autistic, but it looks as though there are lots of apps that may be useful to him. I will also pass the link on to other parents and to my son's teacher (she is the IT specialist in school, and several of the children have Ipods/Ipads for communication, as it is effective and easy to use. It is also a lot cheaper than some of the traditional communication aids, whcih can cost up to £5000 :eek:)

Toto

Can I ask who you've applied to for funding? I have a daughter with fragile x/autism. She's verbal but her understanding of language is poor, she hears a word or two per sentence and responds by parroting everything she's ever heard which might fit as an answer. She likes to play on the computer and I know she uses an ipad at school. I don't think our budgets will run to supplying ipads though. We've tried apps on her ipod but to her the ipod is for music and nothing else, so she doesn't use them.

Lisaberry

Oneday77 wrote: »

One point for anyone non-techie.

Apple devices unless hacked can only take apps from the apple app stores. So out the box you have to get apps from them. This does restrict you but it also means that they are designed to not take over control of the device out with preset permissions from apple.

Andriod devices tend to be cheaper and the apps come from the android market place. Straight from the box you can get apps from any developer, typically but not exclusively though the market place. Android apps are designed for a series of different hardware specs and may or not run on your particular device. additionally as android apps don't have to meet specific constraints that apple sets you can end up with pirated software that can end up acting just like a virus would on your pc.

In both cases no system is perfect. You will get poorly written software on an apple device and you will get fantastic apps on a Droid device. Ups and downs.
I use pcs everyday and work for an IT company. Personally I find apple devices easier to use due to their tighter software controls and I'm lazy and like iTunes doing everything for me.
Androids to me need a little more thought on how to use and manage them.

And some android tablets (especially the cheaper ones that have older versions of android) don't have access to the market without adding a custom rom.
I have an Advent Vega and an android phone but I still think Apple are beautiful, polished pieces of technology that are simple to pick up and use without reading any instructions.

mookie

Toto wrote: »

Can I ask who you've applied to for funding? I have a daughter with fragile x/autism. She's verbal but her understanding of language is poor, she hears a word or two per sentence and responds by parroting everything she's ever heard which might fit as an answer. She likes to play on the computer and I know she uses an ipad at school. I don't think our budgets will run to supplying ipads though. We've tried apps on her ipod but to her the ipod is for music and nothing else, so she doesn't use them.

http://www.familyfund.org.uk/

mookie

kingfisherblue wrote: »

The screen is too small on an Ipod touch - my son already wears glasses with quite strong lenses. He used an Ipod in school towards the end of last year, but the icons were too small for him, so this year he has been using an Ipad, which he copes with much better. Unfortunately, my son's eyesight is getting a little worse each year, needing stronger lenses (he has to have them thinned out so that they aren't too heavy for him).

An Ipad is more awkward to carry around, but has a more visible screen for him. He will still have the same amount of icons on the screen, but as they will be larger, he will be able to see them more clearly.

School has offered to give me lessons on how to use the Ipad and P2G when he gets it

I really hope you get the funding to allow your son to have an ipad, my dd has hearing loss and learning difficulties along with several other issues, she was bought an itouch about 2 years ago but we found the same problem, they are just too small, I didn't know about the family fund when we got our ipad so we bought new from apple on interest free finance option so we could pay off monthly. It really was the best thing we have ever bought. Our consultant has agreed that ipad is a very efficient learning tool for children with special needs.

I have bookmarked the apps the other poster put up, will check those out later they look really good!