Thursday, March 10, 2011

An Incredible and Unexpected Gift

Yesterday, the UPS man brought a special gift for Joseph.

Since we got Joseph his iPod Touch, one of my new favorite websites has become A4CWSN (Apps for Children With Special Needs). I mentioned the site previously in my most recent post about Joseph and his iPod. Gary James records comprehensive video reviews of all the apps listed on his site, which is wonderful because it can be hard to determine if an app will suit your needs from the description alone and there are so many apps to choose from in the iTunes app store that it can be hard to find the good ones. Gary himself is the father of five children, two of whom are autistic.

Gary read about how much we appreciated his website, and that Joseph had only an iPod Touch and not an iPad yet. He offered to help us get an iPad for Joseph, and a week later UPS was delivering one.

I cannot express how grateful we all are to Gary for this generous and unexpected gift. Joseph loves it, and wouldn't put it down for hours after I loaded his apps on it. I couldn't even get him to let me touch it.  :) Joseph's speech therapist is already researching how she can integrate the iPad into Joseph's therapy and I expect it will be a great help to Joseph.

Please subscribe to Gary's blog, Apps 4 Children With Special Needs, follow him on Twitter and 'like' him on Facebook. He wants to help more kids like Joseph get access to this technology.
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12 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 10, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    That's awesome!

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  2. BrianMarch 10, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Sounds great. Can you tell me what some of the benefits to the IPad are What are some of hte apps?compared to a desktop?

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  3. UnknownMarch 10, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Brian, that's going to be a whole separate post. Probably in 3 or 4 weeks.

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  4. UnknownMarch 13, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Joseph I hope you learn a lot and have so much fun with your new iPad!

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  5. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    We just found his videos on iTunes and love it. I immediately bought 2 apps that he had recommended. Nice to know that he is a caring guy too!

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  6. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Awesome! I have twins...one of which is autistic and they both LOVE our Ipad!! It is so wonderful that your son is able to benefit from this now! Whoo-hoo!

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  7. Melanie BroxtermanJuly 5, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I just found this link on the a4cwsn page. I love this post.....and blog! Also excited to see you are from Ohio (Cincinnati here). congrats on your new iPad Joseph! I know that you I'll enjoy it!

    I would love to write a post about A4cwsn and would love include your blog in my post blog. Would that be ok?

    http://broxtermansblog.blogspot.com/

    Again, congrats and enjoy!

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  8. UnknownAugust 10, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Melanie, I just saw your comment! I had 25+ comments awaiting moderation that I had no idea about.

    Absolutely, feel free to link or refer to my post. Anything to get more traffic to A4CWSN. :)

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  9. LisaSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Hi Joe,
    Just got to your blog through A4CWSN. So happy for Joseph. My son uses an Ipad in his ABA therapy for autism (diagnosed Feb. 2011) and is close to your son's age. He loves it (but drools all overy it :) Everyday I learn more! Love your blog.

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  11. Joe Q PublicMarch 13, 2013 at 10:52 PM

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  12. UnknownJune 18, 2013 at 9:58 PM

    Hi Joe,

    I am also a parent of a 15 year old with autism. He is mesmerized with technology and I know that he will definitely benefit from access to all kinds of technology as well! God bless!!

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