I’m building this site to support a book project. It replaces an older site that you can see here.
Material from my Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota presentation of Sept 2017 is here.
About the author
John Faughnan is a father of two persons with atypical minds. He’s writing a book to share what he’s learned over the past five years of promoting independence and responsible smartphone use for persons with autism and cognitive disabilities who need external support.
In addition to his experience as a parent John is a family physician, a specialist in medical informatics, and decades of experience in software development.
You can contact John at jf@sphone4all.com
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Netflix accounts can be purchased with a gift card
We learned today that it’s not hard to create an individual Netflix account for an Explorer without the risks of automated credit card or debit car withdrawals (overdrafts, lack of expense control, tracking of spend, etc). A Netflix account can be funded by a Netflix gift card. Our Explorer paid me cash from his job, …
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iOS 12.0.1 bug: can’t enable blocked site by entering restriction code
In iOS 11 when Web Content was set to “Allowed websites only” and a user tried to access a non-allowed site there was an option to allow the page. Tap on that, enter the restriction code, and the page was added to the permitted list. This option is missing in iOS 12.0.1. Instead the “allowed …
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Screen Time age-specific behavior: “Ignore Limit” vs. “Ask For More Time” – a plea for a new accessibility setting
Apple introduced “Screen Time” with iOS 12. It includes a feature called “Downtime” with the ability to block sets of apps for specified times. Another similar feature sets time limits on apps. This would obviously be helpful for managing screen distraction for special needs children and adults. Sadly the behavior of Downtime is age specific. …
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