The self-taught computer Juan Carlos González create an application in the iPad to communicate with her autistic son
ANGEL MANUEL MENDEZ - Madrid - 09/03/2011
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The application is called 'Ablah' and Darius was first used. Darius, three and a half years, has autism, has trouble paying attention, retain concepts and is hyperactive. His father, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, he realized that traditional therapy based on stimulating with pictograms, drawings and paper cards, only half were effective. "Children look much more on a screen. So I thought it might work," he says.
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That was last summer when he got the idea. He hired some friends computer and Ablah created in four months, an application for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch which has now been recognized as the best 'application' of 2010 at The App Date contest, organized by English developers and designers.
"It's like a personal communicator, a support tool for the therapist and parents. We have spent two weeks testing and we believe that it works," said Gonzalez, 37, computer self-dependent in the electronics section a department store in Marbella.
The program is intuitive and simple as a game. By photo galleries and sounds helps address problems of conduct in anticipation of what the child will do during the day: a picture of a swimming pool to go to a picture of a park to go play ... It also serves to improve communication. "If you ask what to eat, he goes by food photos and notes. You can upload your pictures and create your own gallery, so you save to take over the symbols everywhere," says Juan Carlos.
Designed to rehabilitate children with autism, in fact the application can also help adults who have suffered strokes. "Lets ride single words and phrases moving play the sound, making it useful for any person with a disorder of language and communication. "
Available at the Apple store for 29.99 euros, has received 50 downloads. Gonzalez knows he will do with the meager income." I've paid all of my pocket . I hope to cover costs. And if spare, for the next version.
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Besides, another English application in the iPad has been named Best of 2010: Liga BBVA HD, created by the company SportYou. News, Videos and football statistics real time on a single program. "It is free and has been the first shock in the sports section of 34 countries," says Elias Israel, editor of SportYou. A further proof applications to pull nearly as much as football.
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