【實用教育app】Social Skills for Autism|最夯免費app-綠色工廠好玩App

The Social Skills for Autism App “Mission Rescue Kloog” is designed to assist children, adolescents and teenagers with autism and asperger syndrome to understand and learn social skills, and is designed to work on most tablets or screens above 7". There are 17 individual lesson plans with each one covering a required social skill. (Please view the screenshots for a complete list of the 17 lesson plans).

The app covers the area of Non Verbal Communication with lesson plans on social skills such as decoding body language, eye contact, listening, listening position and personal space. Conversation Skills are also covered with key skills such as staying on topic, it takes two talk and commenting and asking questions is also included. Other areas covered are social skills such as think before you talk, fact versus opinion, rule police and the concept of honesty among the many lesson plans.

The app is based around a central character called Kloog whose spaceship crash lands on Earth. Kloog is totally unfamiliar with our social skills and customs here on Earth. The app user must help Kloog who is a slightly clumsy but lovable alien through the series of 17 lesson plans, let's discuss sections and quizzes so that he can get parts and fuel for his ship and return to his home planet. The app is both creative and innovative and introduces the concept of content sensitivity for the user. The app is also fun and reward driven as the user unlocks a part for Kloog’s ship each time they successfully complete a lesson plan. The user will unlock a funny video featuring Kloog once they complete a full mission.

Understanding is tested throughout the app with a series of fun quizzes and “Let’s Discuss” sections throughout the app where the user discusses what they have learned with their parent, helper or assistant. It is highly recommended that the user completes the app with the assistance of a parent, guardian, helper or assistant to maximise both learning and comprehension. It’s also great fun and a really nice way to learn.

The Social Skills for Autism app has been developed by the Shine Centre for Autism in Ireland and is based on the very successful “PALS” (Personal & Life Skills Programme) that has been running at the Centre since 2010.