# Our Journey with Autism

> Autism diagnosis communication tool for families and healthcare providers. (iPhone/iPad app by PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/our-journey-with-autism/id1195528945 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1473967984)
- Category: Medical
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.2 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-02-03
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/our-journey-with-autism/id1195528945/reviews.md

## What is Our Journey with Autism?

The Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital presents Our Journey™ with Autism as a tool to help families of children diagnosed with autism identify what they need to know. Parts of this app may also be applied to a clinic or emergency room visit.

When a child is first diagnosed with autism, parents can be overwhelmed by nurses and doctors speaking medical jargon. Sometimes health care providers think they are clearly communicating, but don’t check to make sure you understand their instructions or the available resources. If you are able to teach back the information in your own words, you can be confident you understand. 

The Our Journey™ with Autism app is designed to:

- Be used from the time of diagnosis throughout the child’s journey with autism, to facilitate conversations between families and the health care team.
- Help parents identify what they need to know once their child is diagnosed.
- Give parents a safe way to admit what they don’t know or understand, and ask questions.
- Cue families on what they need to teach back to or demonstrate to their health care team.
This gives the health care providers an opportunity to confirm information and skills and correct misunderstandings.
-Help families feel confident that they can safely care for their child at home, know the signs of possible problems, know how to respond, and who to contact.

About the Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital:

Founded in 1990, the Center is named after Emily Anderson. Emily fought a rare form of leukemia for four years before losing her battle a few days before her seventh birthday. Frustrated by the lack of easy to understand information about Emily’s illness, her parents founded The Emily Center so that families of sick children would always have access to pediatric health information that is accurate, easy to understand, and free of charge to Arizona’s families.

http://www.emilycenter.org and on Twitter @emilycenter

The Our Journey™ with Autism mobile app has been funded by a grant from Cox.

## Key features

- Facilitate health team conversations
- Identify essential knowledge after diagnosis
- Safe space for questions and admissions of not knowing
- Cue families for teach-back opportunities
- Build confidence in home care and problem recognition


## Frequently asked questions about Our Journey with Autism

### What is Our Journey with Autism?

Our Journey with Autism is a free medical app developed by Phoenix Children's Hospital to help families understand information related to an autism diagnosis and communicate better with healthcare providers.

### Who is Our Journey with Autism for?

This app is designed for parents and families of children who have been diagnosed with autism, aiming to simplify medical information and facilitate discussions with their child's healthcare team.

### How does Our Journey with Autism help parents?

It provides a structured way for parents to identify what they need to know, ask questions in a safe environment, and prepare to teach back information to healthcare providers, ensuring understanding and confidence in their child's care.

### Is Our Journey with Autism free to use?

Yes, Our Journey with Autism is completely free to use. It was funded by a grant from Cox and is provided by The Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

### What devices does Our Journey with Autism support?

Our Journey with Autism is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, making it accessible to a wide range of Apple users.

### How often is Our Journey with Autism updated?

The app was last updated on February 21, 2020, with version 2.1. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, this indicates it has received updates since its initial release in 2017.

### What is the age rating for Our Journey with Autism?

Our Journey with Autism has an age rating of 17+. This is likely due to the complex medical information and the target audience of parents managing a child's diagnosis.

### Does Our Journey with Autism have ads?

No, Our Journey with Autism does not contain advertisements. The app is free and ad-free, focusing solely on providing helpful information to families.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.1 — 2020-02-21

Fixed local data saving issue

### 2.0 — 2019-12-10

Changed app design, bug fixes.

### 1.0 — 2017-02-03

No release notes.

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