Now and Next Lite vs Jam Up!

Now and Next cards, sometimes referred to as “First - Then”, are a visual communication tool that allow you to articulate a current activity - “now” and the one following it - “next”. This enables and supports communication at a variety of ages and learning developmental stages. Now and Next Lite lets you quickly create cards for every aspect of a day, enabling communication and structure in an engaging and visual way.   Featuring over 60 activities ranging from daily home life to school, and the ability to create your own custom activities featuring your own images, a vocabulary of activities can quickly be built and re-used. To aid with understanding, activities can optionally read aloud their name when tapped and be grouped in custom categories. The unique Time Line feature enables you to take existing cards and create a time line of activities with cards moving on automatically after an adjustable amount of time - perfect for providing a structured set of activities. Disabled by default, a friendly sound can be enabled to notify you that an activity has changed. For peace of mind, or to easily set up an additional device, you can backup and restore all your created activities, cards and custom categories. Help with Early Years Development: Use Now and Next cards to visually indicate activities to young children, building their cognitive skills and understanding. Speech and language development is further encouraged by the use of colourful pictures combined with verbal communication of the activity to the child. Help for Special Education Needs (SEND): For those whose language skills are less developed or have trouble communicating verbally Now and Next cards provide a useful and convenient way to articulate and structure upcoming activities. Continued use of Now and Next cards is encouraged for children whose speech or language development is delayed.

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/)