Special Needs Kids: Hewlett-Packard to Produce Free Autism Apps

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Tech Giant To Produce Free Autism Apps

By Michelle Diament September 20, 2011

Hewlett-Packard is teaming up with a pair of autism organizations to develop apps to help people with the disorder handle everything from scheduling and communication to bullying.
At a “hackathon” scheduled for Oct. 11, the computer giant plans to bring together a slew of volunteer developers tasked with creating apps to address seven core areas of need for people within the autism community.

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Top 10 Toys for Kids with Special Needs

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Kids with Down syndrome can have difficulty with fine motor skills, so games and puzzles with just a few large pieces to work with are often a hit. Especially good are games like this Monster Toss -- its level of difficulty can be adjusted to custom-fit the child and her developmental stage. Try starting out close, and then slowly moving farther back!

Toys for special needs kids! It's almost Christmas

Finding the right toy for your child who has a disability can be like searching for a needle in a haystack right?


Here is a website I found that has a list of toys for kids who have special needs, broken down into categories of their abilities.


Visit these Shopping sites for kids with special needs


I thought it was pretty cool :)


Another cool thing I found was a blog whose author works at a toy shop for kids that have unique interests and needs. Click here to visit her blog and read about the "12 toys for Christmas"


Come back to visit as we continue to discover cool toys for your kids.




What other websites have you found to be helpful???? Santa's elves are wondering..... :)