Mum of two's autism communication idea

A Co Wicklow based mother of two children with autism, Lisa Domican, has launched a new iPhone application (app) that she hopes will help children with autism better develop their communications skills.

The app, which has already been successfully trialled in the Saplings school in Rathfarnham for children with autism, is called "Grace" (named after Lisa's daughter) and is based on the principle of picture exchange communication. It has been developed by Lisa in conjunction with software developer Steve Troughton-Smith, and with the support of Telefonica O2 Ireland.

The new app is designed to be used in a similar way to how the existing Picture Exchange Communication System is used by parents and tutors of children with autism - allowing them to build sentences using a book of laminated pictures attached to a board by Velcro. Read More

Courtesy: RTE News