Technology and Apps
Below are a selection of apps that people with ASC find useful.
Autism Specific Apps:
Molehill Mountain – App to help autistic people understand and self-manage anxiety. Explore the causes and symptoms of anxiety, track worries and situations that trigger anxiety. (Free) Link to iOS App | Link to Android App
Tiimo – Helps autistic users organise their life, stick to their routines and work towards personal goals in a motivating and visual way. Can connect to an iWatch to give alerts via the watch. iOS devices (£22.49 a year) Link to iOS App
Choiceworks – Helps autistic users manage their daily routines through a scheduler that categorizes tasks in sequential order, while also indicating which tasks have been completed and which still have to be done. iOS devices (£12.99) Link to iOS App
Social Comprehension – Social Comprehension is an app dedicated to helping people of all ages, particularly teens with Autism and other special needs. This will help with their understanding of various social situations, teaching them how to interact and study with their peers. iOS devices (£4.99) Link to iOS App
Autism 5 Point Scale/Autism Help – App to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and various disabilities to communicate and regulate in emergency situations. iOS devices (Free) Link to iOS App
Miracle Modus – App written by autistic developer to help combat sensory overload. Provides soothing visual and autidory stimulus. (Free) Link to iOS App | Link to Android App
Assistive Express – an affordable Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) Device app, catered to people with difficulty in speech. iOS Devices (£21.99) Link to iOS App
For help with mental health:
Headspace – Mindfulness meditation app, to help with managing anxiety and emotions. The app has visual videos to explain mindfulness. First 10 sessions are free. Then there is a monthly/yearly subscription. Link to iOS App | Link to Android App | Headspace Website
SAM – Free to download, SAM is an app to help you understand and manage anxiety. The app has been developed in collaboration with a research team from UWE, Bristol. Link to iOS App | Link to Android App | SAM Website
Sanvello – The app offers self-care help, peer support, coaching and therapy. Therapies and techniques for dealing with stress, anxiety, and depression (Free). Link to iOS App | Link to Android App | Sanvello Website
DARE – This app is a series of audios to help with breathing techniques, how to defuse anxious thoughts including binaural beats, deep acceptance and help with sleep. Free app, but some content is on accessible by subscription. Link to iOS App | Link to Android App | Dare Website
Insight Timer – This app has lots of different meditations by different practitioners (Free). Link to iOS App | Link to Android App | Insight Timer Website
For help with managing self-harming behaviours:
Calm Harm– This app provides tasks to help with resisting or managing the urge to self-harm. Developed by Dr Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist using the basic principles of an evidence based treatment called Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Link to iOS App | Link to Android App | Calm Harm Website
For help with managing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder symptoms:
GGOC OCD Relief – This app aims to improve OCD symptoms, specifically negative thinking by increasing the user’s awareness of negative thoughts and training the brain to challenge them. Link to iOS App | Link to Android App
nOCD – This app helps with Mindfulness and Exposure Response Prevention Treatment. The app contains immediate guidance during an OCD episode, and OCD information and education. Link to iOS App | Link to Android App