{"id":345,"date":"2013-10-02T15:27:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T14:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/autismcard\/?p=345"},"modified":"2014-03-27T08:58:37","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T08:58:37","slug":"time-management-apps-for-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/autismcard\/2013\/10\/02\/time-management-apps-for-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"How to…time management apps for autism"},"content":{"rendered":"

In reading some of the research studies involving adults on the autistic spectrum, one of the more valuable functions an assistive device can have is to remind the person of upcoming events or the next step to take when tackling a sequence of tasks. Autism can make it harder for individuals to adjust to changes of routine so anything that will provide a pointer to what comes next could be useful. There can be times where people have poor memory and forget that they have important appointments to keep, or you become so engrossed in one particular task that you need some kind of “nudge” as a reminder to move to the next task. It’s no exaggeration to say that there are literally thousands of apps available for smartphones that can assist with time and task management – it’s a very highly utilised category of app for all<\/em> people.<\/p>\n

Clocks and alarms<\/h2>\n

Most mobile phones, even the most basic kind, have some kind of a clock feature built-in. And where you find a electronic clock you will often find means of settings alarms for alerts at particular times. \u00a0You can usually choose what sound or ring tone should be used when the alarm goes off, on some devices you can even choose to play a music track on your device. Also useful is a countdown timer – say you have a particular task that is supposed to be carried out within a certain amount of time, then set a countdown alarm and an alarm will go off after that particular amount of time has passed.<\/p>\n

Using Clock app on iOS (iPhone\/iPod\/iPad)<\/h3>\n