Any suitable computer games for Kids with Down's Syndrome?
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Places to try: I'd contact the Down's Syndome Educational Trust in the UK, (known as downsed )they should be able to help you - or at least point you in the right direction http://www.downsed.org/
Also, you may be able to find certain games that are useful online - the BBC has s ection of their Cbeebies site which features Something Special games - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/somethings...
If you haven't seen it, Something Special is a TV series they made using Makaton signing for children with special needs, it's fantastic, and some of the online games are worth a go. You haven't said how old yopur daughter is so I don#'t really know where to pitch it.
One other thing, They Might Be Giants did an album of children's songs called No!, this comes on a CD with some pretty simple Flash Games on it which, when copmbined with the songs, may be worth a go. My son loves it. Best of luck.
I have no personal experience with Downs, but I am very old and have been around a bit! I would think a game called 'Fantavision' would give the child great fun (it involves just pushing the buttons in any sort of order and makes fireworks on the screen. I have a copy if you can think of a way for me to get it to you. You could try the internet, or Blockbuster etc to get a copy.
My son has Autism and I have the same problems. He is only 4 but still we have a hard time with games he can do by himself. We got one from Fisher Price calle Pet Shop which is pretty easy graphics but not too educational sort of like the name says it is a pet shop! Good luck!
have you tried the v tec computers from early learning they are great in fact yu know what take him in there on a tue and he can try them all out they are soooo helpful in there then you could see what he realy likes bless you and him this christmas xx
i work in a school infact in a class where we have a girl that has down's, she is able to use almost every game what is there. try taking her with you to get the game, this way she feels good that she has chosen the game and also this way she can be interested and want to play it!!
hoipe this helps!
How old is your child? My son (who also has Down syndrome) is 2 and so we haven't gotten him into computer games too much, but this site was recently recommended to me... it has free online learning games. You might want to check it out!
http://www.little-g.com/shockwave/games.
Good luck!
My neice has downs (she has just turned 2) and we brought her a bubble consol, it plays wireless with the dvd player and has only a few buttons that control the characters on the screen via the dvd player. It can also be used independently without the dvd as a game for in the car etc. I have been that impressed with it i have just brought my 19 month old son one for christmas aswell. They are on offer in toys r us and the entertainer at the moment reduced from £60 to £15 and the games are on offer at £6 aswell. It includes all the childrens favourites and is great fun.
Hope this helps.
i am not sure if this would be suitable as i have no experience of downs but the cbbc channel has good websites for kids bbc.co.uk/cbbc or starfall.com
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