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The BEST Apps for AD/HD and Other Distractions

In the aftermath of the holiday gift-giving of so many tech devices, we have been receiving more calls and email requests than usual over the past month for educational and organizational apps, particularly those for AD/HD.

In response to these requests, we have gathered here a collection of app lists helpful for the AD/HD community with credits to Mr. Mark Kawate, ADDitude Magazine, and the editors of the Reader’s Digest, respectively. We hope these organizational and educational resources will provide you or someone you know challenged with AD/HD the needed assistance to make each day just a little bit better.

We would like to hear from our readers, too. If you know of another great AD/HD app not included in the lists below, please tell us and our readers in the comment boxes below. We will certainly appreciate your input!

Our readers are also telling us that their Reading Focus Cards work very well when used with their e-tablets (for iPads, etc.---the longer Reading Focus Card) and e-readers (for the Kindle, Nook, etc.---the smaller Reading Focus Card). This is an excellent way to get more focus on 1 or 2 lines of text on a webpage AND block out more surrounding text. We recommend that when doing this, the reader also use a scratch-proof, film shield to protect the tech device’s screen.

So, without further ado, here are 4 lists of the BEST apps we know of at this writing for children and/or adults challenged with the symptoms of AD/HD:

http://www.appsforadhd.com/appsforadhd/5bestiosapps.html The 5 Best iPhone/iPad Apps for ADHD-by Mark Kawate

http://www.appsforadhd.com/appsforadhd/top6free.html The Top 6 FREE iPhone/iPad Apps for ADHD-by Mark Kawate

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/8698.html To-Do List Apps for ADHD Kids and Adults from ADDitudeMag.com

http://www.rd.com/health/adhd-and-ipads-5-apps-to-make-life-easier/ ADHD and iPads: 5 Apps to Make Life Easier by Reader's Digest Editors

www.smartyearsapps.com A family of apps for ALL learners (courtesy of Ms. Rosie Simms---thank you!)

For more information, please visit:

www.FocusandRead.com For focusing tools that work!
www.BrennanInnovators.com For info, resources, and support
314-892-3897 For phone support and consultation

Tags: AD/HD, Kindle, Nook, apps, attention, deficit, disabilities, dyslexia, iPad, learning, More…readers, reading, struggling

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Comment by Joan M. Brennan on March 5, 2012 at 11:09am: Becky, you are most welcome. Yes, you are certainly right about understanding and "walking in the shoes" of those with AD/HD and their families. Teachers who can truly empathize with them can begin to help them so much more effectively. I am glad that you are one of them, Becky. Thank you for your willingness to share these apps and other information with the families who need and want these resources.

Comment by Becky D. Smith on March 4, 2012 at 11:46pm: Thank you! I have parents who are desperate to find apps for their children with AD/HD. One does not know or understand fully unless he or she lives with and/or walks in the shoes of those with AD/HD.

Comment by Joan M. Brennan on February 29, 2012 at 12:40pm: Laurie, I really appreciated this information about JibJabJr---so much so that I had to immediately investigate it myself! (I'm from the Show-Me State of Missouri.) Right away, I found the link to the FREE resource --- http://sendables.jibjab.com/kids. It is easy to see how you are able to do some good comprehension and sequencing activities after reading these highly personalized books for children. Thanks so much for providing us with one more excellent---and unique--- resource, Laurie!

Comment by Laurie LaPlant on February 29, 2012 at 9:36am: Thank you for these resources. As a special educator who works closely with parents, it is always great to have resources to direct them to. I have also found the Ap JibJabJr also helpful. Jib Jab are designing a book a month for purchase. You take a picture of the child, then the child becomes the central character in the book. The character is animated and moves on each page. Although the books are not controlled readers or decodable, they do sustain the children's attention well and I have been able to do some nice comprehension and sequencing after reading the personalized book.

Comment by Joan M. Brennan on February 3, 2012 at 2:07pm: Happy to help, Rosie. I love being a facilitator---in any educational capacity!

Thanks again for the new app list!

Comment by Rosie Simms on February 3, 2012 at 1:56pm: yes, it was apps

sorry and thanks for catching that!

Comment by Joan M. Brennan on February 3, 2012 at 12:24am: Rosie,

Did you mean www.smartyearsapps.com (with an "s" on "app")? I found this one, and it is just excellent! Thank you one more time!

Also, there are apparently some promo codes issued from time to time to try out new apps. Here is the link for that offering:

http://smartyearsapps.com/2011/04/08/redeem-promo-code-smarty-ears/

Enjoy all these great apps, too---thanks to Rosie!

Comment by Joan M. Brennan on February 3, 2012 at 12:17am: Dear Rosie,

I certainly appreciate your comment and recommendation of an additional list of apps. Thank you! I will visit the URL you provided, and if it is as good as you mentioned, I will add it to the list above. Will bookmark it too, if more are to come!

Many thanks, Rosie! Did not know about this site before your comment---great!