Happy GeeseToday is World Autism Awareness Day, a permanent developmental disability that manifests itself in the first three years of age. Autism rates worldwide are high: according to some estimates, one in 150 children born are affected by some Autism Spectrum Disorder - although for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention network in the US, the prevalence is one in every 88 -.
In keeping with this celebration, during yesterday, and today’s day, homes, institutions and monuments dress, light or decorate in blue, the color that helps us claim a more inclusive society (It is not the one that 'lets in', but the one that 'welcomes', as Cristina rightly points out from 'The princess with the pink wings').
We have not only come to tell you this that you probably already know because the news related to this Day is slowly reaching the pages of digital and paper newspapers. But we want to review an application that will be available from today and comes to make accessible to children with autism two classic board games. The Spanish company Appically has developed Happy Geese, the company is developing a whole app catalog for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) , Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) and other special needs.
Smartphones and tablets are getting etimular and be of great help for those children who suffer from any physical or psychological problem, by offering a fully tactile environment. In addition, in the case of children with an ASD, they increase the chances of acquiring knowledge and relating, since they are 'visual learners'.
Happy Geese focuses on the leisure of these children, offering Simplified versions of the game of the Goose and Stairs and Snakes, and thus allows children to be integrated with autism and diverse learning difficulties in a leisure activity at school or in the family.
The application incorporates clean design boards and increasing difficulty, visual aids, dice without numbers and other elements that allow parents and educators to adapt the game to the abilities of each child.
In its most educational aspect, Happy Geese helps to learn the vowels, colors, numbers and shapes, favors concentration and teaches to spend the turn
Finally, we are left with the phrase of Ban Ki-moon 'now is the time to work for a more inclusive society, highlight the talents of the people affected and ensure that there are opportunities for them to develop their potential'.
Empire State Building in blueAnd we invite you to look around to discover the blue that aims to draw our attention to people with autism… Yesterday was the Cibeles, tonight the Jovellanos theater in Gijón, many other places following the call for Autism Speaks choose blue, and we can decorate our balconies with blue balloons.
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