10 Cheap Apps For Autistic Kids

When my daughter was diagnosed with a severe form of autism over 11 years ago, my husband and I immediately got to work on finding out different tools, devices, games, and programs that would help her. In many cases, her unique ‘brand’ of autism meant we had to adapt the available tools to her specific needs.

And that’s where this post comes in. Not only is there so much out there for autistic kids–and most of it assuming that all autistic kids are alike–we ran into another major problem: money. It’s not just that we couldn’t afford this stuff, it’s that nobody can afford it. There are seriously apps the cost over $300, mostly for the fact that they know you’ll pay it if it will help your child.

Instead, here’s a list of more economical apps, and many of them have lite editions that let you see how helpful they are before you invest in the real deal.

Mathboard

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I'm not gonna lie...about two days after we got our daughter's diagnosis, I sat up in bed and thought, "HOW are we going to teach her math?!"

I was probably more panicked than most because I suck at math. As in, almost failed it. So this is another great app that anyone can benefit from, but that can be especially helpful for creating a visual of the math concepts for your autistic child.