Helping Hand vs Jam Up!

Help and Assistance Navigating a Diagnosis for Autism – an app developed to support parents and carers of children who have been referred for an autism assessment in Scotland. Autism assessment is a complicated and lengthy process, involving multiple professionals and various appointments. Many parents and carers who have gone through this process report that they found it very stressful. Helping Hand is designed to reduce that stress and empower parents and carers throughout the process. The project is led by The University of Edinburgh, based at the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre for Learning Difficulties and their third sector partner, The Salvesen Mindroom Centre, in collaboration with Colouring Outside the Lines. Funding by Nesta and the Scottish Government brought together this diverse team, along with parents/carers of children with autism, who collaboratively helped co-design the app. ABOUT Giving you access to up to date, evidence-based information about autism and how it is diagnosed in Scotland. TIMELINE The timeline provides an indication of what is likely to happen at each stage of the assessment process. This pilot phase gives a likely timeline for children under 7 years old in NHS Lothian. This may vary for older children and those in other areas. DIARY Record information about your child’s sleep, day and any triggers that have led to difficulties or times of upset. The diary content may be useful to take along with you to your appointments. RESOURCES Access to resources in Edinburgh and the Laotians to help you, before, during and after assessment. CONTACT Find useful contacts such as carer support, informal support and external educational contacts. DATA PRIVACY All data added to the Helping Hand app by parents and carers is stored on the users’s phone. The only information which will be shared, is the first part of your postcode – this will be used for monitoring purposes only and you can choose not to supply this information. All other data is not uploaded anywhere or held by anyone else. Only the parent or carer can see the information they put into the app. If they choose to share the information with any professionals, they can do this at an appointment by showing them the phone screen.

We know how challenging every day tasks such as getting dressed can be for autistic children and we understand the impact that this has on family life. Jam Up! is an engaging digital play support tool that parents can use to empower autistic children to accomplish everyday tasks, taking the pressure off and making family life just that little bit easier. Created and developed by Rachael, a health care professional and parent of an autistic son in collaboration with other autistic children and their carers, Jam Up! has already seen amazing results. Benefits of using Jam Up! - Increased independence for autistic children with everyday tasks. - Improved health and well-being outcomes for both children and parents/carers. - Reduced time spent on task completion. - Enhanced school attendance for children and work/study attendance for parents/carers. What does Jam Up! do? - Assists autistic children aged 5-14 in completing everyday tasks using digital play. - Offers customisable tasks to ensure children can be supported whilst keeping to their usual routine. - Provides educational videos and daily tips enabling parents / carers to promote their child's independence This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)