AutisMate

AutisMate is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app designed to assist users who have difficulty communicating verbally.

New Documentary “I Want to Say” Explores Technology for Autism

Here at LearningWorks for Kids, we make it our business to break down the walls between kids and learning, covering the latest apps, games and digital technologies we find to hold […]

Autism

Setting Limits: Where do I start?

“How often should I let my child play video games?” might be the most common question I am asked as a child clinical psychologist. There are a lot of mixed […]

Executive Functions? These MUST be able to get better, right?

Executive functions are the chief operating skills based in our brain that are crucial for goal-oriented behavior. These functions include self awareness, attention, organization, planning, working memory, and flexibility. Every […]

Teaching Executive Functioning Skills: Four Tips for Parents and Therapists

Teaching children executive function skills can be easy depending on the child with which you are working. Some children are naturals who can regulate their emotions and behaviors, figure out […]

Understood.org Podcast Highlights the Benefits of Gaming for Kids

One of our missions at LearningWorks for Kids is to show parents and educators how to leverage fun and popular technologies to improve learning for kids. We don’t often talk […]

Are Video Games Bad For Children?

Why is it that children who struggle to put effort into difficult work at school are often able to persist and succeed while playing a challenging video game? Child psychologists […]

Outschool Is Cool School – Online Education Your Kids Will Love

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve done much of my clinical work online via Zoom, the same tool that many of my patients are using to attend school. Many of the […]

Do Kids Like Remote Learning?

It’s the question everyone is trying to answer: Do Kids Like Remote Learning?  With September approaching students will be returning to school shortly in the northern parts of the country. […]