Apps and Tools for AE Warriors
Medical I.D.
Emergency Medical Alert ID Card for AE Warriors™
IAES has created this medical alert card specifically for patients with a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis. A free gift to our Autoimmune Encephalitis Warriors™. Specifies diagnosis and warns “AE is refractory to anti-psychotic medications. These may worsen the patient’s condition.”
Download and print this important AE Medical Alert ID Card
ICE Medical Standard
ICE Medical Standard App lets you put your Emergency Medical Contact Information on Your Smartphone’s Lock Screen Image Overlay Display, if you are in an Accident, First Responder’s, EMS, EMTs, FEMA, and ER Staff can find Your Emergency Medical Contact Information as soon as they turn on your Smartphone.
OneLife iD Medical ID Products
OneLife iD’s personalised Medical ID wristbands, tags and cards with their printed and online details alert emergency responders to medical or contact information. In an emergency, access to up-to-date medical information which can assist prompt and accurate diagnosis and saves lives.
Marked with the recognised Paramedic ‘Star of Life’ the medical alert products and help inform responders of hidden medical conditions, allergies or essential medications. OneLife iD’s modern approach combines personal ID bands with printed or engraved details together with an online 24/7 service that means supplementary and more detailed medical information can be added to the secure online profile and updated whenever details change. QR Code and Text ID tag bracelets bracelets just need to be scanned by a health professional with their phone and all your medical records can be accessed.
Freedom Guardian
Wearable Medical Alert watch. Freedom Guardian is a revolutionary, all-encompassing approach to medical alert systems, incorporating features that will provide day-to-day support for users and their loved ones.
Seatbelt Medical Alert
When Emergency Service Providers arrive on the scene of a medical emergency to render aid, one of the first steps taken involves removing the patient’s seat belt. The Rescue Facts Emergency Information Pack wraps around your seatbelt, your spouse, and even your infant. It provides an instant method of communicating crucial information to EMS. The Rescue Facts information wrap is specifically designed to capture the attention of emergency personnel while protecting your privacy.
Help Belts Medical Alert Seat Belt Covers
General Medical Alert Help Belts 9” Neoprene Medical Alert Seat Belt Cover with Pocket and Information Sheets. Help belts no slip fit comes in two sizes and several colors. Included are tow medical information sheets with free downloads in excell or pdf formats.
Free Autoimmune Encephalitis I.D. Card
Emergency AE ID Card for Autoimmune Encephalitis Warriors. Designed by IAES to alert medical professionals, law enforcement and the public that autoimmune encephalitis may impact your behavior and ability to communicate. A list of AE symptoms is on the back of the card.
Free Health at a Glance Form
Emergency AE Health form for Autoimmune Encephalitis Warriors. A one page health record to list medical conditions, allergies, medications, immunizations, Doctor contact information that can be kept in your wallet.
ROAD iD
save your life.
My Rare ID
A QR-based digital profile that provides EMS or treating providers with a patient’s secure and comprehensive medical profile in an instant. This digital health ID for rare disease patients was created by a parent of a child with a rare disease.
Medical Alert Wristband
100% silicone, non-allergenic medical alert wristbands. These wristbands have a colored, sunken area to be engraved with up to 80 characters of medical alert or emergency contact information. Priced at only $14.95 each including personalization, these are the lowest priced Medical ID Bracelets on the market today! They are extremely strong and will last for years to come. Unlike our Strong ID emergency wristbands which are not designed for daily wear, our new Medical Alert wristbands can be worn 24/7
Medical ID and Health Record on a Thumb drive
If you can’t speak for yourself in the event of an accident or debilitating medical episode, your MyIHR enabled medical ID will. This product allows you to create an Interactive Health Record that will provide emergency personnel with your Name, Address, Emergency Contacts, Health Insurance, Conditions,Medications, Allergies, and more. In order to provide you the best possible care, your Interactive Health Record is available to Emergency Personnel 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, via the website AND telephone.
Medications
If you are currently on immunosuppressive treatments, this printable full-page poster can be placed on a door or window to alert people to be mindful of your health.
The Ellie Smart Pill Box & APP
- Organize In Seconds. Ellie organizes pills by type, not by time. Refill in seconds by simply pouring your pills straight in from the bottle.
- Program Alarms/tunes. Connect to your pill box via Bluetooth and program alarms with our easy to use mobile app.
- Receive Reminders: When it is time to take your pills, the pill box will ring and you will receive a notification that comes with a fun trivia question!
- Follow The Lights: Whenever it is time to take your pills, open the pill box and lights will tell you which pills to take and how many.
- Tracks your compliance and allows you to send reports to people.
Program 1: For insurance to cover between 50% – 100% of the cost, your insurance company requires that you speak with your doctor and ask them to provide you with “remote patient monitoring” services. If your doctor is not familiar with remote patient monitoring services or with EllieGrid, feel free to forward them this link that contains information about the steps they can take.
Program 2: If you have an illness or are the caregiver of someone with an illness, you are eligible for a $45 discount per EllieGrid! Redeem your discount with 3 easy steps: Go to this link Apply promo code: “COVERED” (If you’re on a mobile device, you may need to press “show order summary” before applying promo code) Check out (We accept most credit/debit cards, FSA, and HSA)
Automatic Pill Dispenser Bundle medelert with spare tray set - TT6-28SCB
Up to 6 alarms per day – 28 storage compartments, and it won’t stop beeping until it’s been turned upside down! You can even get this filled by the pharmacist to take the stress out of the job.
Medisafe Medication Management app
Prescription Discounts
Free Prescription Discount Card
Get your Free Prescription Discount Card and automatically SAVE on over 50,000 drugs nationwide.
GoodRx APP
WellRx
Jaihonda 8.7 INCH Extra Large Digital Day Calendar Clock 3 Medication Reminders Auto-Dimming Non-Abbreviated Day Date Dementia Clocks for Memory Loss
- LARGE IPS SCREEN: 8.7 inch IPS screen digital calendar day clock non-abbreviated spell out the time, date, month, year in large, enlarged AM / PM font.
- 8 ALARM REMINDERS: Day clocks 5 daily alarms and 3 medicine reminders (Morning / Afternoon / Evening Medication Reminder) for Memory Loss to have the medicine on time, memory loss clock screen will display “TAKE YOUR MORNING MEDICINE” and the alarm will be ringing at the same time
- AUTO DIMMING & 8 LANGUAGES: Day date time clock can turn off the automatic dimming function, adjust the brightness(Level 1-10) by yourself. Vision impaired clock with 8 LANGUAGES: English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish and Swedish
- 5 TIME PERIODS: Dementia clocks display–MORNING(5:00 am to 11:59 am), AFTERNOON(12:00 pm to 4:59 pm), EVENING(5:00 pm to 8:59 pm), NIGHT(9:00 pm to 11:59 pm) and BEFORE DAWN(12:00 am to 4:59 am)
PillSuite Pill Management System
PillSuite replaces bulky boxes, cumbersome bottles, and traditional plastic pill organizers. and easily organizes daily medications. Dosage instructions can be written on each individual packets. Organize and seal doses yourself, quickly and easily. Ready for travel, vacation, or just a walk, your pills are now mobile to match your lifestyle!
In Case of Emergency (Android)
For iPhone users, this function comes built-in. All you have to do is:
- Open the iHealth app.
- Tap Medical ID and hit edit.
- Enter your emergency info.
- Turn on “show when locked”
- Tap Done.
Now your phone will also show your medical info.
My Health e Vet
Pill Reminder & Medication Tracker - Medisafe app
PillPack
A full-service pharmacy that sorts your medication by the dose and delivers to your door.Your medication, packaged by the dose and shipped directly to you every month.
Set of 6 Aluminum Metal Pill Box Case Organizer with Keychain - Outdoor Medicine Bottle Key Ring Small First Aid Drug Holder Pill Container
- 6 decorative colors: Black, Silver, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, make our Pill Box Keychain good for any occasion.
- Product size : 2 x 0.8 inch / 51 x 20.5 mm; Inside diameter: 0.75 in. (19 mm) / Inside length barrel only: 1.25 in. (32 mm) / Inside length barrel with cap: 1.5 in. (38 mm) .
- Can be clipped easily to key chains, handbags, golf bags, belt loops or used as a zipper pull for your coat or jacket.
- Cute, small, lightweight, easy to carry, You can take this little pill holder wherever you go and whatever you do.
Symptom Apps
Indicia Journal - Android
The goal of this app is to make journal entries of health symptoms as quickly and efficiently as possible.
This app does 4 things: simple daily entry of symptoms; graphs of the past 4 weeks of each symptom to view or show; sharing of graphs and data through Dropbox and email; showing correlations and predictions among symptoms. It does nothin else, is as simple as possible.
Define all your own symptoms to track, up to 180 symptoms (I hope not!). Define several (up to 6) segments of the day to track separately.
Behavior Tracker Pro IOS
Application that allows caregivers, behavioral therapists, aides, or teachers to track behaviors and automatically graph them. Option to record video of behaviors or interventions to later review with doctors, parents, teachers or therapists.
Tally: The Anything Tracker iPhone, Apple watch
TALLY is a simple tool to help you track absolutely anything. Some uses for TALLY: Tracking habits, Tracking medications / vitamins, Daily medications/vitamins list, Tracking daily/weekly/monthly spending, Budgeting or saving money, Pain journal, Symptom tracking, Mood tracking, and planner/to-do, and finding patterns in your life. Whether you’re trying to track how many times you ate vegetables this week, how many cups of coffee you drank, or whether or not you took your vitamins today, TALLY can help you get where you want to go.
Wave Health
Track your health: Record and organize everything related to your treatment journey Learn from insights: Discover exactly how what you’re doing impacts how you’re feeling. Help your doctor: Share your at-home experiences to make better treatment decisions. Keep a record of how you’re feeling. Rate the severity of your symptoms as well as your overall well-being each day to identify trends over time. Track anything you want, all in one place. Monitor the activities, medications, and vitals that are important to your journey. Track practically anything with Wave’s new Custom Tracker.
Ringing In The Ears?! TINNITUS! Easy Fast Relief! Video
Several AE Warriors have recommended this technique having had great success with it. Ringing or buzzing in one or both ears, tinnitus, can be debilitating. Perform this “Tinnitus Drumming Technique” by Dr Jan Strydom for reported fast relief.
Flaredown APP for IPhone and Android
Flaredown is the most comprehensive symptom tracker ever created. Flaredown will check in with you daily to make consistent tracking easy. Medications: Track dosage, find side effects, and test out your meds. Mental Health: Log stress, mood, depression, anxiety, and much more. Weather: We auto-track temperature, humidity, precipitation, and more for you. Activity: Exercise, sleep, habits, and other activities. Create your own category and more.
Symple-Symptom Tracker APP for IPhone
Once it is set up, it’s a matter of checking a box in regard to that symptom for time of day and severity. This allows you to accurately report to your doctor and even e-mail them a chart of how you are doing with each symptom. You can track if treatment is working and feel in control of being able to identify if symptoms are relapsing. Includes a place for medications and notes.
Bearable
Available at the Apple store or Google play. Track anything and discover how it affects your health. Keep track of your Mood, Symptoms, Daily Activities, and other health factors such as Sleep, Medication, Exercise, and Food Diary. You can even automatically sync your steps, heart rate, blood pressure, weight, and more.
T2 Mood Tracker -designed for iPad
Mood Tracker allows users to monitor their moods on six pre-loaded scales (anxiety, stress, depression, brain injury, post-traumatic stress, general well-being). Custom scales can also be built. Users rate their moods by swiping a small bar to the left or to the right. The ratings are displayed on graphs to help users track their moods over time. Notes can be recorded to document daily events, medication changes and treatments that may be associated with mood changes, providing accurate information to help health care providers make treatment decisions.
Calendar and Memory Loss Support apps
Atendit
A motion sensor that wirelessly communicates with your iPhone. atendit, unlike any other reminder apps, reminds you as you open the door to leave your home, apartment or office. Not based on clock time or outside GPS location as other reminders are, atendit reminds you “just in time”. atendit uses a Sensor, a Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon, that detects movement and briefly transmits that the door has moved triggering the atendit app to immediately issues a Notification containing your reminder information. Example: “Bring morning coffee and books for class.” when the the front door opens.
WeekCal~Most Powerful Calendar APP
Support your memory loss issues with WeekCal. WeekCal breaks through the limitations of the standard calendar for iPhone, Apple Watch & iPad. A truly multifunctional and customizable calendar for your personal needs.
Share a calendar on iCloud.com
Create a calendar for the person with memory loss on your iPhone and share it with them. You can add their appointments, meetings, and trips on your phone and your loved one is able to access them through the app on their iPhone or iPad. In addition to time and date, you can add the location or notes for the event. The app allows you to set alerts which come across both our mobile devices as notifications. Using the calendar also helps track their events that aren’t on your personal schedule.
Digital Day Calendar Clocks, Extra Large Day Date Time Dementia Clock for Memory Loss with 12 Alarm Reminders Auto-Dimming, AM/PM 12/24H (7 Inch Black)
Multiple Alarm Settings- Dementia clocks has 12 alarm reminders available. Medication reminder clock can remind the aged with dementia of taking medicine. 12 alarms options with optional tags like Medicine, Meal, Clinic, avoid the complicated text input process.
Cozi Family Organizer
This is a family organisation app that includes a shared calendar, shopping lists, to do lists and a family journal. It allows a person with brain injury to stay up-to-date and keep track of various family events and duties.
Price: Free
From: GooglePlay and Apple App Store
Touch Calendar - Android
Touch Calendar makes viewing your calendars easy. See your whole calendar at a glance. No more flipping between different calendar views. Touch Calendar does it all from one zoomable and scrollable view. This app is especially useful for people with attention problems who do better with fewer steps.
Memory Palace
Not an App, but a scientifically based memory technique based on the scientific fact that your brain and spatial memory perceive space as a kind of image.
The basic idea behind the Memory Palace is to associate pieces of information with a location that you are very familiar with. A prime example would be of your home.
Free Memory Palace worksheets and concise memory improvement video course provided.
Communication
Marco Polo APP
This is a mobile phone app for both iPhone and Android devices. Unlike other forms of contact, Marco Polo allows you to take turns recording short videos. Click on the icon of the person you want to talk to, and then hold down the Start button to begin recording your message to them. Hit Stop when you are done. The person will respond in turn, and you can reply to their message when you are ready.
Supports delayed processing and overstimulation (flooding) people with brain injury experience.
SmallTalk Aphasia Female
SmallTalk Aphasia Female provides a library of pictures and videos that you can tap to speak in a female voice. It comes with dozens of common words and phrases you can use in everyday situations like meeting someone for the first time, telephoning someone, ordering at a restaurant, communicating with healthcare providers, and much more.
It also contains a series of videos that show the tongue and lip movements necessary to say keywords and phrases. You can easily rearrange the order of the icons or remove others to make it simpler to focus on your most important messages. Then, reset the app to return to the original settings.
Tactus Therapy app (Speech Therapy)
Each Tactus Therapy app is designed by an expert speech-language pathologist – based on researched techniques & years of clinical practice. Interactive & Motivating, it’s like having a therapist in your device, giving you feedback & measuring your progress. Get the practice you need from the comfort of home on your schedule & within your budget. Daily practice with this app has been known to improve aphasia.
Speak4Me APP
This is a free app that can support patients when our eyesight is blurry (common with AE) or when we are too brain fatigued to read. A handy app that can save us from over taxing our brain and still accomplish our reading needs/desires/pleasures. The app speaks the text of your reading material clearly and the speed and tone can be adjusted, a wonderful solution to supporting deficits caused by AE. Simply import the reading material or copy and paste directly.
SmallTalk Aphasia Male - Aphasia Communication App
SmallTalk Aphasia Male provides a library of pictures you can tap that speak in a male voice. It comes with dozens of common words and phrases you can use in everyday situations like meeting someone for the first time, telephoning someone, ordering at a restaurant, communicating with healthcare providers, and much more.
It also contains a series of videos that show the tongue and lip movements necessary to say keywords and phrases. You can easily rearrange the order of the icons or remove others to make it simpler to focus on your most important messages. Then, reset the app to return to the original settings.
Naming Therapy Word Finding for Aphasia
Word-finding app to help people with aphasia and children with special needs practice important naming and description skills. Allows users to add their own images.
CaringBridge
Seizure Apps
FDA Clears First Smart Watch to Detect Seizures, Mange Epilepsy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the Embrace smart watch (Empatica Inc) for seizure tracking and epilepsy management.
Seizure First Aid
Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of what you can do to keep that person safe until the seizure stops by itself.
Seizure Tracker APP
This has been recommended by Neurologists who have treated AE patients. Specific focus is for seizures. You can track seizures and other symptoms in a timeline (graph) with medications and lab work. It might be good option for those predominantly dealing with seizures as a main symptom or residual issue from AE.
Smart Monitor
SmartWatch: An Innovative Monitoring, Detection, and Reporting Solution for Seizures
Epilepsy Health Storylines iPhone & android
is free on android and iphones, it is set up to record seizures, symptoms, moods and setting reminders for meds. The daily vitals screen displays trends over time to share with your doctor and has a medication alarm as well.
Assistance For Patients Who Get Lost
Red Panic Button
This emergency app allows anyone to send out a call for help with the tap of a button. For people with disabilities, being able to quickly access assistance in case of an emergency or problem is very helpful. The app allows a user to send one SMS message to an entire list of panic contacts that also includes a Google Maps link to their location. Additional features include recording a 10 second audio message to send to contacts, notifying people on twitter, as well as sending emergency emails.
Medical Guardian
Medical Guardian offers the best home and on-the-go emergency alert systems on the market, ensuring you are covered 24/7.
Where Am I? - Android
View and share your location, including your city, zip code, telephone area code, and approximate street address as well as the times of sunrise and sunset and GPS latitude and longitude.
Freedom Guardian 2.0 Wearable Medical Alert
A simplified smartwatch with life-saving capabilities
- Summon help easily via emergency button or touchscreen. Safely store your emergency information at our 24/7 Monitoring Center for optimized communication.
- Location-based weather forecast, heart rate monitoring and reminders
- Keep caregivers informed via recordings and messaging presets. Provide your Care Circle peace of mind with GPS, WiFi backup and cellular location reporting on our extra-secure 4G LTE network.
Cognitive, Memory, and Processing Challenges for Rehabilitation
EQ Brain Performance
iPhone app – Aids in the assessment of anxiety, lack of sleep, track your progress with balance and other cognitive skills.
EQ contains seven different neurological tests, all clinically tested and sensitive to symptoms of anxiety, lack of sleep, and more. At any point in time, a comparison test can be run, and the results can be shared with a qualified practitioner.
Fun to play, easy to monitor – EQ uses engaging games to test the brain and rewards users for playing with unlocks like fun fans to cheer them on. Not only will they enjoy doing the tests, but they’re also incentivized to try harder!
Goblin Tools
iPhone |iPad app | android
CanPlan - IPhone IPad
CanPlan promotes independence and builds confidence by helping people with cognitive challenges complete tasks successfully. Virtually any activity can be broken into a sequence of easy-to-follow steps, illustrated by photos and reinforced with optional text and audio. Scheduling and reminder features ensure each task gets done on time.
Support workers and therapists are providing CanPlan to their clients with cognitive, memory and other challenges, while families and caregivers are using the tool with loved ones who desire more independence. For any given task, a user initially goes through the activity with a support person or family member. Together, they take photos of each step in the task, adding text or audio as needed. The task is then filed under a customizable set of categories, which could include areas such as: Food Preparation, Household Chores, Shopping, Transportation, Exercise, Workplace Tasks, and so on.
Qcard- Outsmart Forgetfulness
Brain Yoga Brain Training Game
Elevate – Brain Training
Elevate is a brain training program designed to improve attention, speaking skills, processing speed, memory, math skills, and more. Each person is provided with his or her own personalized training program that adjusts over time to maximize results.
The more you train with Elevate, the more you’ll improve critical cognitive skills that are designed to boost productivity, earning power, and self-confidence. Users who train at least 3 times per week have reported dramatic gains and increased confidence.
Fit Brain trainer. Memo training. Logic pairs
The main principle of the game MemBrain is based on famous pairs match game, where you need to find and match two identical images. However, in MemBrain you’ll need not only to remember the position of the passing cards but also to find the main feature that unites them.
CT Speech and Cognitive Therapy App
Works with any Apple or Android device.
Do you have an issue with any of these tasks?
- Speech: Speaking, Sentence planning, Remembering words
- Language: Reading, Writing, Understanding speech
- Cognitive: Attention, Memory, Math
We have you covered and more! When you start, simply select the categories you want to work on and we do the rest. With over 100,000 exercises, we make sure that you work on your specific goals.
Train your Brain
Stimulate your cognitive abilities while having fun. Inside ‘Train your brain’ you will find a series of games that will help you stimulate different areas and will serve as a daily brain training.
This app is suitable for people of all ages, both for the little ones and for the elderly. The game is divided into five categories, each one associated with a different cognitive area: memory, attention, reasoning, coordination and visuospatial skills.
STIMULATION OF COGNITIVE SKILLS
– Memory: stimulates short-term memory systems or working memory.
– Attention: Stimulates concentration with exercises that work sustained attention, selective attention and focused attention.
– Reasoning: Logic exercises to stimulate the ability to think, process and use information to acquire knowledge, understand the world and make appropriate decisions.
– Coordination: Strengthens and optimizes hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
– Visual perception: stimulates the ability to represent, analyze and manipulate objects mentally.
Words With Friends Classic 4+ Multiplayer Crossword Game (iPhone/iPad)
Whether you need to relax after a long day, or are looking to train your brain, Words With Friends Classic is perfect for you! Make sure to keep your mind sharp as you choose the perfect move on the board, as one word can be the difference between victory and defeat!
Lumosity Brain Training-Evidence-Based Brain Training
Dive into 60+ brain training games designed to challenge a variety of cognitive skills. This app has brain exercises targeting memory, attention, speed, flexibility, and problem-solving. Users can design their own personalized training, including ‘courses’ with brain-injury specific content. More advanced features are available through a paid subscription.
Brain HQ - Brain Training that works
Spaced Retrieval Therapy
Peak – Brain Training
Peak is the fun, free brain training workout designed around you. Peak uses brain games and puzzles to challenge memory, language, and critical thinking to keep your mind active.
Free brain games to challenge your Memory, Attention, Math, Problem Solving, Mental Agility, Language, Coordination, Creativity, and Emotion Control.
Apple Store
Word Runner: Speed Reading for Kindle
One of the biggest losses we hear about from AE Warriors is mourning the loss of being able to read for pleasure. This is a great rehabilitation tool.
Word Runner displays individual words in rapid succession. Instead of your eyes tracking across the page, they remain fixed on a single, central point. Lengthy words remain on the screen for a longer time, and natural breaks like paragraphs are marked by a pause.
Display speed is configurable from 100 to 900 words per minute. Users can slow down, stop, or back up by pressing and holding the screen.
Write the Story
This writing exercise journal is a helpful tool for AE patients. Improve memory, aphasia (forgetting words, using the wrong word but thinking the correct word), and cognitive deficits by writing stories using the list of words you need to incorporate in that story.
HappyNeuron Pro Exercises
HappyNeuron Pro provides a variety of exercises for each domain of cognition.
Each exercise is designed to be engaging and relevant so that the patient can practice skills needed for everyday functioning and develop strategies to overcome obstacles.
HappyNeuron Pro is meant to be a tool used by therapists to help build the foundation of different cognitive functions that can ultimately lead to life improvement for the patient.
Matrix Game 3
Let's be Social - Social Skills Development (Apple)
Great for brain injury patients who want to improve their conversational skills and relearn appropriate behavior.
Skills you can practice with the app include:
- Meeting/greeting people
- Taking responsibility
- Joining others in groups
- Apologizing and excusing yourself
- Following directions
- Handling criticism
Therapeutic Listening iPad, iPhone
Therapeutic Listening is an evidence-based auditory intervention intended to support individuals who experience challenges with sensory processing dysfunction, listening, attention, and communication. Ask you therapist about QuickShifts to determine the most appropriate program for you.
Awesome Memory App (Android)
A simple memory matching game suited for all ages. Match a pair of tiles and enjoy testing your memory skills. The classic concept of repeatedly matching pairs of tiles until all pairs are found.
Brain Synch (Kindle Tablet Edition)
Forces people to get creative and use both hemispheres of their brain! You’ll be tested on shape matching, line tracing and reverse patterns.
There are two modes to choose from. You can either challenge yourself and play against the clock or take things easy in Zen mode and go at your own pace.
Motor, Coordination, and Balance for Rehabilitation
Pocket Yoga (Apple)
With Pocket Yoga you can keep up with your practice at your own pace in the comforts of your own home. Simply roll out your mat, place your device in front, and Pocket Yoga will guide you through your entire session.
Choose between 27 different sessions of varying duration and difficulty. Learn the poses with the pose dictionary containing detailed explanations of the correct posture, alignment, and benefits.
J&J Official 7 Minute Workout
A fast, simple, science-based way to make every minute count!
Flow Free (Apple and Android)
Work on your fine motor rehabilitation. Flow Free® is a simple yet addictive puzzle game.
Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle in Flow Free. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap!
Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Flow Free gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between.
Colorfy: Coloring Book
Assists with fine motor skills, attention span, and helps to reduce stress. Sit down with this online colouring book and create your own masterpieces. This relaxing app allows you to paint mandalas, patterns and a variety of animals. It will have you occupied for hours.
Recommended for youth and adults
7 Minute Chi - Meditate & Move 4+ Train Your Mind, Body & Spirit (Apple)
Short 7 minute trainings to help you focus and relax. 7 Minute Chi teaches correct breathing and posture for every move, offering a revolutionary new approach to wellness using ancient techniques from Chinese meditation.
EASe Games
EASe Games are not only fun to play, but stimulate the patient’s auditory/vestibular/visual sensory triad, to help them to manage noise, improve concentration and regulate balance. Although EASe games were designed for children on the Autism spectrum and other children diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder, Auditory Hypersensitivity, Hyperacusis, Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) or Sensory Integration Disorder, adult AE patients have benefited as well as children.
MIND app (apple)
The MIND app (Make an Impact on Neurological Disorders) features art, music and dance activities to appeal to the visual, physical and auditory capacities of patients afflicted by neurological disorders such as autoimmune encephalitis.
This app features a virtual art gallery where users can observe well known masterpieces, such as Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa; create their own version of them and play matching game activities.
Draw Line: Classic 4+ Connect line, connect color (Apple)
Work on your fine motor skills. (easy version). “Draw Line: Classic” is a simple logic puzzle involving finding paths to connect dots in a grid.
Dots (Apple & Android)
Work on your fine motor and cognitive skills with the #1 game in 23 countries
A beautifully addictive puzzle game about connecting the dots. The goal is simple: connect same-colored dots vertically and horizontally to win points. Make a square to win even more!
Reclaim You Independence and Improve Your Daily Living
BEST Suite: 5 apps in 1
Our goal is to teach individuals to use smart devices as cognitive prosthetics. The BEST Suite helps you feel less frustrated, and more in control of your day—and ultimately your life.
With consistent use, the BEST Suite will help you:
• Improve your initiation, time management, and self-esteem
• Establish a sense of life balance and greater independence
• Increase your confidence by building on little successes
• Recognize strategies that will work for you
• Boost your overall productivity
• Gain control of your daily life
IRISPen Executive 7
Seamless scanning & accurate recognition.
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You scan, it reads out loud! The IRISPen™ comes with a smart voice synthesis that lets you listen to anything you scan in 40 different languages.
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Simply slide the IRISPen over printed text or numbers from newspapers, magazines, invoices, faxes, letters, etc. and the text will automatically be retyped in your computer using IRIS’; embedded Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Even signatures or small graphics can be scanned with the digital highlighter.
Jitterbug lively Flip2 Cell Phone Red
Typically marketed as a cell phone for seniors, the Jitterbug Lively Flip is also an option for those with physical and developmental disabilities. It features bright, large-text backlit display that’s easy to read in low lighting, oversized numeric buttons and simple navigation with an arrow keypad plus “Back” and “OK” selector buttons.
One of the Lively Flip’s most useful features is its Urgent Response button. A single press of the large, red button connects the user with an IAED-Certified response agent, who can get them help or let them speak with a health professional.
Choose the Great Call Link option, and designated family and friends will receive alerts on their own phones if the Urgent Response button is pressed. The service also notifies loved ones if the battery is low and allows them to check the user’s location.
Getting around can be difficult for some people with disabilities. The Jitterbug Lively Flip can help with that, too: dial “0” to be connected to an operator who can send a Lyft driver. It’s an option for those with a physical disability that prevents them from driving, or perhaps someone with Down syndrome who needs a ride to work, the mall or the movies.
This phone works with Alexa, which makes it easy to send and respond to texts via voice command. It also comes with a magnifier, flashlight, 8MP camera and speakerphone functionality.
Audible audiobooks & podcasts
| Many people with autoimmune encephalitis who were avid readers prior to their illness are no longer able to read and retain information. The demand on their brain makes this activity impossible. Re-enter the joy of reading with audible books. Listen to books on your mobile device. Great for people who have trouble reading or who retain information more effectively by listening. |
Relaxation Apps
UCLA Mindful App
With this easy-to-use app, you can practice mindfulness meditation anywhere, anytime with the guidance of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Scientific research shows mindfulness can help manage stress-related physical conditions, reduce anxiety and depression, cultivate positive emotions, and help improve overall physical health and well-being.
This app offers:
– Basic Meditations for getting started, in both English and Spanish
– Wellness Meditations for people suffering from challenging health conditions
– Informative videos exploring how to get started, supportive meditation postures, and the science of mindfulness
– Weekly podcasts from UCLA’s Hammer Museum– a 30-minute meditation on different themes you can search for and bookmark
– A timer to meditate on your own
Meditation Apps for Kids
Kids of all ages can reap the benefits of meditation and mindfulness using technology. Meditating even only a few minutes a day has proven to reduce stress, boost immunity, aid memory and concentration, decrease depression and anxiety, and even make you more compassionate. Don’t know where to start? Check out some of our favorite meditation apps for kids. These tools will guide kids through the process and help them relax and ground themselves.
MindShift CBT - anxiety
Is anxiety getting in the way of your life? MindShift uses scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety.
Get the tools to tackle:
• Worry
• Panic
• Perfectionism
• Social Anxiety
• Phobias
Breathe2Relax
Headspace: Meditation and Sleep
Insight Timer - Meditation for sleep and anxiety app
Releasing stress through the power of music
Music can have a profound effect on both the emotions and the body. Faster music can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more optimistic and positive about life. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and relax your muscles, making you feel soothed while releasing the stress of the day. Music is effective for relaxation and stress management.
This article contains Youtube links you can try. Let the music carry you away 🙂
Building Your Resilience
Recommendations from Tessa McKenzie, IAES Chief Resilience Officer
Growing Your Resilience Organizer #AETuesdayTries
Recovering from Autoimmune Encephalitis. Science-based exercises based on the work of PERMA; Seligman, 2012. This organizer/workbook accompanies the #AETuesdayTries monthly meet-up hosted by IAES Chief Resilience Office Tessa Mckenzie.
IAES wants to foster your capacity in the belief that better days are ahead!
“Tuesday Tries” is about practicing a strengths-based approach by “normalizing the try;” celebrating critical milestones in the recovery and care of AE patients in order to build a more resilient network of care. Zoom meet-ups occur the last Tuesday of each month. Register here.
If you would like to learn more about PERMA, we recommend this YouTube Video.
Gratitude is good medicine
“The practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects in a person’s life,” said Robert A. Emmons, professor of psychology at UC Davis and a leading scientific expert on the science of gratitude.
“It can lower blood pressure, improve immune function and facilitate more efficient sleep. Gratitude reduces lifetime risk for depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders, and is a key resiliency factor in the prevention of suicide,” he said.
Practicing gratitude also affects behavior. Studies have shown that grateful people engage in more exercise, have better dietary behaviors, are less likely to smoke and abuse alcohol, and have higher rates of medication adherence – factors that translate into a healthier and happier life.
Presently: A Gratitude Journal app
This app is helpful if the autoimmune encephalitis patient who are currently experiencing difficulty processing or experiencing aphasia that impacts their ability to use a handwritten journal. No matter where you are in your AE journey, IAES wants you to feel supported when documenting your gratitude and improving your health and wellness.
⁕ Record daily entries of gratitude
⁕ Reflect back on your past moments of gratitude
⁕ Find motivation through quotes and prompts
⁕ Set daily reminders to continue your gratitude practice
⁕ Lock your entries with fingerprint or face id
⁕ Search your old entries
⁕ Share your entries with family and friends
⁕ Export/import your entries
⁕ Switch to your favorite color scheme
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Book)
Autoimmune Encephalitis has many victims. Caregivers, family and friends are impacted as well as the patient.
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
Gratitude Journal
Rooted in positive psychology, this gratitude journal, specifically designed by IAES for AE patients and caregivers, encourages science-backed practices for improving your health and happiness. Gratitude, defined as “being thankful and a readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness,” is more than an emotion. It is a quality that has can be learned, exercised, and adopted to cognitively restructure our brains for greater stress relief and healing.
Journal pages have left hand margin room for a 3-hole punch so your journal can be held in a binder. Print out extra journal pages to last 21 days.
Calm app
Find Your Calm. The goal of this app is to help you improve your health and happiness. Assists with Improving sleep quality, Reduce stress or anxiety, Improve focus, Self-improvement.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (book)
Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s famous investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi (“the leading researcher into ‘flow states’” —Newsweek) demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness, unlock our potential, and greatly improve the quality of our lives.
Authentic Happiness (book)
A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness.
According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses—and working with them to improve all aspects of one’s life. Using practical exercises, brief tests, and a dynamic website program, Seligman shows readers how to identify their highest virtues and use them in ways they haven’t yet considered.
Virtual Hope Box
Designed for use by patients and their behavioral health providers as an accessory to treatment. The VHB provides the patient with positive activity planning, distraction tools, and interactive relaxation exercises including guided imagery, controlled breathing and muscle relaxation. Patients and providers can work together to personalize the VHB content on the patient’s own smartphone according to the patient’s specific needs. The patient can then use the VHB away from clinic, continuing to add or change content as needed.
Happify: for Stress & Worry 4+ Activities, Games & Meditation
Happify’s science-based activities and games can help you overcome negative thoughts, stress, and life’s challenges.
Our techniques are developed by leading scientists and experts who’ve been studying evidence-based interventions in the fields of positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy for decades.
86% of people who use Happify regularly report feeling better about their lives in 2 months!
Assistance for Children
Meditation Apps for Kids
Kids of all ages can reap the benefits of meditation and mindfulness using technology. Meditating even only a few minutes a day has proven to reduce stress, boost immunity, aid memory and concentration, decrease depression and anxiety, and even make you more compassionate. Don’t know where to start? Check out some of our favorite meditation apps for kids. These tools will guide kids through the process and help them relax and ground themselves.
Naming Therapy
This is a word-finding app to help people with aphasia and children with special needs practice important naming and description skills. It allows users to add their own images. Designed by a speech-language pathologist for use in the home and clinic, this app features photos, real voices and full customisation with over 700 words included.
Forgetful (iPad, iPhone, iPod)
This app is good for kids who keed help with:
organization – Arranging and coordinating materials in order to complete a task.
Planning – Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.
Bear in Mind (To Do list, reminders, tasks - iPhone)
Bear In Mind is an easy and fun To Do list and reminder app, aimed at keeping children mindful of their daily and weekly tasks. It features a morning alarm, with personal ringtone option, a daily task list, which can be set to repeat, and VIP contacts for making quick calls. Set recurring weekly tasks, with your own ringtone reminders, to ensure you never miss a task again
ChoiceWorks
Thinking Time Pro - Cognitive Skill Training
Cognitive Skill Training presents kids with four games, each of which addresses some combination of “executive function” skills. The main learning themes are memory, reasoning, inhibition control, and flexible thinking, but games also require kids to pay attention and follow rules.
What's the Difference? Spot It 4+ Find all the hidden objects! (iPad)
Cognitive rehabilitation. Look and analyze what is the difference is between 2 objects. The official worldwide smash hit Spot the Difference game! Newly remastered with hundreds of beautiful high definition photos! Hunt your way around the world from Transylvania to Timbuktu and Sydney to San Francisco in an epic journey for steely-eyed smartphone sleuths!
Voice Dream (IPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
Text-to-speech is one of the most effective ways to aid children with autoimmune encephalitis. It allows the individual to absorb the information without taxing their injured brain as much. This app is good for ages 5 to 35 years old.