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Oct 07 '12	New App: $2.99, v1.0.0

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iPointNSay

iOS Universal

Look a baby! Look a Car! Many a times we show objects or humans using our finger.

Let your child learn to use finger to point and say!
This app is based on inputs by Dr. Vidya Bhushan Gupta who is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and member of the Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Visit www.hyperactivekids.com to get more information about Dr. Vidya Bhushan Gupta.

‘iPointNSay’ utilizes ABA method of intervention delivery to children with developmental disabilities, special education needs or Autism.

The app is organized into multiple Learn & Play sections. Each section has pictures as visual prompts.

Here is how the app progresses -

STEP 1 – Training – Shows a character pointing to an object or living being.

STEP 2 – DT/Play – This is the interactive part. Here child is prompted to show objects that were presented in the training section. The child is expected to respond within set time.
You can change this time depending on child’s learning abilities and needs.

STEP 3 – Reward - Each correct response is rewarded with colorful and appealing animation.

About ABA
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As we know, the recommendation of 40 hours per week of ABA programming as employed by Lovaas’s study has been cited by many parents as being vital to their child’s success. The National Research Council’s 2001 report (p. 184) summarizes the skills necessary for implementing an effective ABA program as:

“Teachers must be familiar with theory and research concerning best practices for children with autistic spectrum disorders, including methods of applied behavior analysis, naturalistic learning, incidental teaching, assistive technology, socialization, communication, inclusion, adaptation of the environment, language interventions, assessment, and the effective use of data collection systems. Specific problems in generalization and maintenance of behaviors also affect the need for training in methods of teaching children with autistic spectrum disorders. The wide range of IQ scores and verbal skills associated with autistic spectrum disorders, from profound mental retardation and severe language impairments to superior intelligence make the need for training of personnel even greater.”

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