If you\u2019re the betting sort, it\u2019s pretty safe to put your money on the fact that most children don\u2019t like homework.\n Like you-just-hit-the-jackpot safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But doing homework can be even more dreadful for kids who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And those are exactly the pain points behind SnapType<\/a>, an app that allows students to easily complete any school worksheet on an\n iPad or tablet. SnapType was created by husband-and-wife team Ben and Amberlynn Slavin, DreamHost<\/a> customers based in Cupertino, California, and developer Brendan\n Kirchner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amberlynn came up with the idea for SnapType during her occupational therapy graduate fieldwork. She worked with a\n fifth-grade student who was diagnosed with dysgraphia, a learning disability that made his handwriting extremely\n messy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His occupational therapist tried many things to help him improve his penmanship, but nothing worked. The therapist\n even scanned worksheets into a computer so the student could type in answers to questions, but it was a very\n time-consuming process. And it was a frustrating experience for the student to get left behind in class simply because\n he couldn\u2019t complete the worksheets with the rest of his peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAmberlynn had the idea to take a picture of his worksheet using an iPad so he could type his answers on the screen,\u201d\n Ben says. \u201cShe searched the app store, but there was nothing available. Well, there were a few apps, but they were\n designed for business people and were too complex for a child to use. She sketched out the idea on a napkin and shared\n it with the student\u2019s occupational therapist, who loved it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n