The winter 2013 issue of YALS is all about teens and tech. In her article on apps for teens on the autism spectrum, Renee McGrath, Manager of Youth Services for the Nassau Library System (Long Island, NY), writes about a variety of apps and covers apps helpful in organizing life, apps that aid in literacy and learning, and apps that are fun and relieve stress. Links to all of the apps discussed in the article are available below.

Social Skills and Apps for Daily Living

• Functional Skills System
• English Idioms Illustrated
• Middle School Confidential Book 1 and Book 2

Sensory Issues and Timekeeping

• iHourglass
• White Noise Ambience

Literacy and Learning

• BrainPop Featured Movie
• Dexteria
• Flashcards Deluxe Lite
• Khan Academy
• WebReader – Text to Speech
• YouTube

Books

• Audiobooks
• AudioBookShelf

Music and Creativity

• Faces iMake
• Pandora
• Strip Designer

Games

• Angry Birds
• Knots
• Labyrinth Lite
• Mr. Trivia Lite
• Reversi
• Tetris

Stress Relief/Boredom Busters

• Bubble Explode
• Jell-O Jiggle-It
• Uzu

General Information

• Autism Apps
• Apple Volume Purchase Program

You can learn more about serving teens with autism via apps in Renee McGrath’s winter 2013 YALS article.

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