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Accessibility to Mobil Apps By Kelly Jean Sullivan

          data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens What is Mobile App Accessibility? Mobile app accessibility  describes the importance of designing mobile applications for smartphones, tablets, and wearables to be user-friendly to the 1+ billion people worldwide who have a disability Why is accessibility important for mobile app? For your mobile app to be successful, you need to make sure that it can reach the widest possible audience. When more people have access to your app, it will boost your download rates and ultimately increase your total profits. But  in order for your app to reach everyone , it has to be accessible

Sign Language and autism By Kelly Jean Sullivan

  <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1763189992875486"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script>      data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens Benefits of Sign Language for Autism Many children with autism have been able to learn and communicate successfully via sign language because it is visually based, unaided, and provides a mode of quick communication . Additionally, it is something that can be easily learned and used anywhere, at any time What is sign language for autism called? For children with ASD, not every word is signed, it is only the key words as well as spoken language. This is often referred to as  Makaton . Makaton is a language programme using speech as well as key signs and symbols to reinforce key words

Screen Time and Mental Health By Kelly Jean Sullivan

       data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens How does screen time affect mental health? “Excess screen time effects can include  depression, obesity, poor quality of life, unhealthy diet and decreased physical and cognitive abilities . Does reducing screen time improve mental health? Reducing screen time frees up more time to connect with family and friends.  Feeling connections with others can help ward off symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety Spending more time on screens has mental health effects, including  more depression and anxiety , said Jason Nagata, MD, lead author on the JAMA Pediatrics study and UCSF assistant professor of pediatrics

Art Supplies for Back to School By Kelly Jean Sullivan

      data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1763189992875486"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> What are examples of art supplies? Examples of art materials include, but are not limited to: ceramics and clay, chalk, stencils, colored pencils, crayons, glue, including white craft glue, jewelry-making kits, markers, paints, painting kits, polymer clay packs, certain stickers (described below), and watercolor Sketchbook. To start off any artistic career, you are going to need something to draw on, while keeping your art in good shape. ... Pencils (Graphite) Graphite pencils are a basic art material to start off with. ... Colored Pencils. ... Kneaded Erasers. ... Pencil Sharpener. ... Markers. ... Paint. ... Watercolor.

Gut microbiota and autism By Kelly Jean Sullivan

        data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens A gut disorder akin to Crohn's disease is, sometimes, reported in autistic children, an extremely painful gastrointestinal disease which is named as autistic enterocolitis. This disturbed situation hypothesized to be initiated by dysbiosis or microbial imbalance could in turn perturb the coordination of microbiota-gut-brain axis which is important in human mental health as goes the popular dictum: "fix your gut, fix your brain."(pulikkan,2019) Pulikkan J, Mazumder A, Grace T. Role of the Gut Microbiome in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1118:253-269. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-05542-4_13. PMID: 30747427.