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Having trouble keeping your student on task after school? Use our First Then Visual Schedule App for Android or First Then Visual Schedule HD for iOs apps to create a checklist of "to do" items upon returning home. You can begin with bus drop-off (or simply returning home) and continue on to homework, chores (if applicable), snack, free time, dinner, bath/hygiene and bedtime. This will help keep things consistent for your loved one while allowing you the freedom to cook, clean up, or attend to other children in the house. *Photos below are using our Android First Then Visual Schedule, (available in Google Play Store, Nook and on Amazon).  Starting with cleaning out backpack, changing out of school uniform, enjoying a snack, hygiene
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Our much-awaited update for our Visual Schedule Planner app is now in the App Store!!! There have been a few small display changes as well as a host of new features that have been included in this update. We wanted to highlight these new and enhanced features for those of you who currently use or are thinking about purchasing our Visual Schedule Planner app: iOS UNIVERSALITY This update will allow iPod Touch and iPhone users the ability to use Visual Schedule Planner on their devices. iPad Mini and iPad will continue to be supported (Older devices: Please make sure to check device requirements in iTunes prior to purchase.) iCLOUD BACKUP (located in the Settings menu - see Figure 2) Allows the user to backup and restore their data via iCloud. MULTIPLE USER PROFILES (located in the Settings menu- see Figures 2 & 3) Allows for one Admin and multiple user profiles per copy of the app. PRINT OUT DAILY CALENDAR (located in the Settings menu - see Figure 2) Print hard copies of schedules for home, school, therapy, or travel purposes. ENHANCED TONE OPTIONS (located in Add Event Screen - see Figure 4) More sound options for event reminders. LIBRARIES (location moved - see Figure 1) Was in upper right corner of the Home screen, now in lower left corner next to Notes and Activity Schedules.
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Data from the previous version of Visual Schedule Planner will transfer automatically to the update upon downloading. Please don't hesitate to contact us at support@goodkarmaapplications.com if you have any questions or concerns! Scene Speak is one of our most versatile, multi-purpose apps. In addition to creating social stories, digital scrapbooks, etc., it can also be used to teach everyday concepts, like money recognition and management. If the individual has not mastered basic monetary concepts, you can always begin by creating VSDs to define and identify different types of currency.
You can also combine different types of currency to help the individual learn how to count change, payments, etc.
Once each denomination is mastered, you can show the value in practical settings.
Now, to work on spending wisely!
Need Assistance Remembering to Pay Monthly Bills? For some of our clients and loved ones, one of the most difficult things about living independently can be the multiple responsibilities that must be juggled...maintaining the home, cleaning up, paying bills, etc. To help with this, try using Visual Schedule Planner to import in your loved one/client's bills, letting them know when they are due, how much is owed...any details that will assist them in being able to complete this task as independently as possible. You can even set up reminders to give them an audio prompt that the bill is due and must be paid. It would be a good idea to give as much time/leeway as possible when doing this, and even planning these reminders around pay days to avoid the "overwhelm factor" that can come with having more bills than your income will cover at the time.
Independence is a beautiful thing, no matter how you go about achieving it!
For an easy, functional activity that encourages both family time and independent living skills, try using our First Then Visual Schedule HD app for recipes. To do this, find a simple recipe that is concrete and easy to follow, with minimal steps. Take pictures of each step and create a template for the individual to follow along with. At the end, you can either allow the food item itself to be the end reward, or you can choose another small token to encourage participation.
Add as many items as you need to create steps that the individual can follow easily.
You can develop more complex recipe "schedules" as the individual learns to follow along with the steps and becomes more familiar with cooking tools. Happy eating!!!
If your loved one or client will be attending a new school or program this year, try locating pictures of the campus or building compound (taking your own is ideal, but many can be found online) and use our Scene Speak app to create a virtual "map" for the individual to learn about their new environment. You can include locations of restrooms for those who may need to make frequent trips, drinkingfountains for those who may require extra hydration, and key places like offices, administrative buildings, classrooms (for those in school)...the possibilities are limited only by your imagination!
For those who may be starting middle or high school, this can alleviate much of the stress that comes with trying to navigate class changes (if applicable), learning teacher names (these can be added as captions to the images), and juggling class schedules (which also can be imported into the app and labeled for easy reference).
Start the year off smoothly by incorporating Good Karma Apps into your daily life experiences!
If you're working on self-awareness and emotional recognition/regulation, try using our My Choice Board app to allow the individual to express how they are feeling. This is beneficial in two ways - it helps increase the individual's ability to self-report feelings and moods while also giving you much-needed insight as to how they are feeling. Implementation is simple - You can either use images of the individual or find generic images (if the individual is good at generalizing) online to use. Once you have your choice board created with all of your desired images, allow the individual to choose from the field (which can be as large or small as you'd like). This can be incredibly effective for grumpy morning risers, individuals who have medical/pain issues, and pinpointing environmental triggers/stressors.
Summer is almost at an end! For those of you not in year round school or day programs, it's likely been a VERY long couple of months - full of the usual day-to-day activities, and maybe some fun day trips and vacations thrown into the mix. For a fun and interactive way to create a digital "scrapbook," take all of those pictures you've been snapping all summer long and upload them into our SceneSpeak app. From there, you can add text for a more book-like retelling of your summertime adventures, or take it to an interactive level by adding hotspots to your images that come alive when your loved one or client taps them.
This way, the individual can look back upon all of the amazing things they did this summer and recall all of the fun they had. Who knows? It may even become one of their favorite leisure time activities. Our Visual Schedule Planner app is great for helping loved ones/clients remember important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. In addition to therapies, doctor appointments, school/day program schedules, routines, etc., it can be used as a tool to mark and remind the user of these dates, so they do not get overlooked.
It might also help us remember too! Do you have a love one/client that fails to recognize the difference between "stranger" and "friend?" Everything from inappropriate touching (i.e., hugging strangers, talking to people in public they do not know, etc.) can lead to misunderstandings - and sometimes worse. To help with this, you can create flashcards/books using our Scene Speak app that address and reiterate who is safe to approach and who should be kept at a safe distance. Mix in familiar people (doctors, teachers, aides, therapists, family members, and friends) with randomized pictures of people the individual has never met before, and pair them with questions (or use language of your choice to describe "stranger danger") in order to establish familiarity with those who are all right to approach while separating them from people who are unknown.
This can also be used for young children, who can benefit from learning the difference between "familiar person" and "stranger."
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