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 jfaughnan@gmail.com
Blog
Retiring sphone.bethebestyoucanbe.us domain (and this blog)
I’ll be retiring the sphone.bethebestyoucanbe.us site and archiving this site, ideally on one of my other Dreamhost domains. Sadly I realized that there wasn’t really a large audience for the book I wanted to write. Specifically there was an audience of one person and it required a time machine so I could send the book …
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iPhone email failures – review Mail.app Settings
Our #1 son had been doing well with email until recently. He thinks he’s sent an email but it’s gone missing. It took a while for him to be willing to have him watch him use the app. I think he may be accidentally hitting the unsend button — a relatively new feature of iOS …
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Smartphone independence – getting more feedback
Do you know parents or guardians of adults or children with a cognitive disability who would like help with iPhone setup and getting the most value (and least harm) from an iPhone as a life aid? I’m available to help with them with this – free of charge. I hope to get some real-world feedback …
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Contact
You can reach me at jfaughnan@gmail.com