Software to improve life with AS or autism - Computers, Math ...

I have seen, more than once, requests for software to improve the lives of people with AS or autism, as if there is a need for software, but I haven't seen any specifics about software that might be helpful. I get the idea that some sort of software might be helpful, but not a lot of specifics about what the software could do to help. And I haven't thought up anything myself.

So... how about a brainstorm session? Just give me a wish-list of what software you think is needed. Don't worry about how practical or feasible it is.

What need is not being met? If you could get software today to help you, what would it do? What features would it have?

On what platform would the software run? Desktop PC software seems to be on the way out. Mobile devices are the way to go, but then you're stuck with Apple iOS, Android, Microsoft WinRT, and the parade of also-rans. Developing software for one platform like iOS and Android is intensive, and supporting both would strain a part-time developer to the max. Picking the right platform is not easy. The other way to go would be a web site which is mobile friendly.

Would you pay for this software? The software industry is moving to locked-down, closed devices. Releasing software for these devices requires the up-front payment of fees. That's fine for a big company, where the fees are annoying, but difficult for individuals where the fee may be the deciding factor in a go/no-go decision. (After all, you'd have to sell 100 copies per year of software at $0.99 at the Apple Store just to recoup your fee, and that's not counting getting a Mac and a test device like an iPad. The economics of software development are being set up to push out the individual.)

What software is out there now? What do you use? What are its limits? What would you do to improve it?

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