This is a list of apps which might help you communicate- we are not recommending any specific app, these are just the apps that have been useful to people in the past . If you are not sure if a app might help you or someone else you care about communicate, try a free app and see how you get along and make sure to talk to your learning disability team before you spend any money.
At the moment lots of people are struggling to understand that their normal routines are changing. Just telling someone they aren't going to be doing what they normally do next isn't always enough to help them understand. Now/next/then boards can help show what the new routine is visually. The person can keep referring back to it, and can clearly see the routine rather than try and imagine it from what you have said.
You can make lots of pictures to represent activities, stick velcro on to the back of the picture and move them around, depending on the routine that day. Make sure you use pictures that makes sense to the person, and make it interesting for them to look at without being distracting. You can just make it a Now/Next board if 3 activities is too much for someone to deal with. This activity flow sheet shows you what you need to do a mindful doodling activity. It also breaks down the activity into easy steps.
This activity flow shows you the ingredients you need to make a pizza toasty. It also breaks down the activity into chunks to make it easier to learn and follow.
When you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or worried, breathing can help you feel calm and relaxed. Try this activity that uses alternate nostril breathing.
Breathing with shapes can help you breath more calmly when you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed.
This belly breathing exercise is a good way to help calm your mind if you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed.
This breathing exercise helps you feel calm by focusing on the sights, feels, sounds, smell and tastes around you.
This activity flow sheet shows you what items you need for table top water play. It also breaks down the activity into easy steps to help you follow.
The rules of Covid 19 keep changing, which can be hard.
This is a document to help people who might struggle with change understand and accept the changes each day. |