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14.1.8.7 iCommunicate
Children may use the iCommunicate app (Figure 14.28) to record their own voice and
make a visual schedule planner. This is integrated with text-to-speech including 20 voices
of English, Italian, Norwegian, French, Swedish, Spanish, and German. It allows sharing
of pictures and communicating with email or iTunes as file sharing.
14.1.8.8 Talking Tom Cat
Talking Tom Cat shown in Figure 14.29 is an entertainment app that reacts to the child’s
touch and repeats all that he or she says in an amusing voice. By pushing or snatching his
tail will make him murmur, fall over, or scratch the screen. The child can share the recordings of the cat’s response and reactions over YouTube, Facebook, email, or MMS as a novel
video message. So it helps the autistic children to self-learn the responses and reactions.
FIGURE 14.27
Pictello. (From Goldthwait, H., Pictello—Talking visual story creator, AssistiveWare B. V., 2016, Available from:
https://itunes.apple.com/us /app/pictello/id397858008?mt=8 [Accessed 12 October 2016]. With permission.)
FIGURE 14.28
iCommunicate. (From Prospero, M.A., 13 Best Autism Apps for the iPad, LAPTOP Reviews Editor, 2014, Available
from: http://www.laptopmag.com /articles/best-autism-apps-ipad [Accessed 22 October 2016]. With permission.)
Application of IoT in Autism
14.1.8.7 iCommunicate
Children may use the iCommunicate app (Figure 14.28) to record their own voice and
make a visual schedule planner. This is integrated with text-to-speech including 20 voices
of English, Italian, Norwegian, French, Swedish, Spanish, and German. It allows sharing
of pictures and communicating with email or iTunes as file sharing.
14.1.8.8 Talking Tom Cat
Talking Tom Cat shown in Figure 14.29 is an entertainment app that reacts to the child’s
touch and repeats all that he or she says in an amusing voice. By pushing or snatching his
tail will make him murmur, fall over, or scratch the screen. The child can share the recordings of the cat’s response and reactions over YouTube, Facebook, email, or MMS as a novel
video message. So it helps the autistic children to self-learn the responses and reactions.
FIGURE 14.27
Pictello. (From Goldthwait, H., Pictello—Talking visual story creator, AssistiveWare B. V., 2016, Available from:
https://itunes.apple.com/us /app/pictello/id397858008?mt=8 [Accessed 12 October 2016]. With permission.)
FIGURE 14.28
iCommunicate. (From Prospero, M.A., 13 Best Autism Apps for the iPad, LAPTOP Reviews Editor, 2014, Available
from: http://www.laptopmag.com /articles/best-autism-apps-ipad [Accessed 22 October 2016]. With permission.)