
John Lesieur is the creator of Zac Browser. His grandson, Zackary, has a severe form of autism and did not communicate well. John realized that his grandson did not use a computer. He figured that his grandson would be able to better communicate and increase his self esteem by using a computer. And the Zac Browser was born.
We downloaded Zac Browser and installation took about three minutes. Once in the Zac Browser there are games, videos, music and stories. When the browser is open, it is difficult for an autism child to close out of it. Thus, it's completely safe and easy to use. Autism children have complete control of the web through Zac Browser. And parents don't have to worry about the child seeing advertisements or bad content. It allows the autism child to act independently.
Our autism child reviewed
the entire site in about an hour. He enjoyed his favorite sites such as PBS Kids and Playhouse Disney within the Zac Browser. He doesn't experience sensory overload or have a tantrum when a Web page is confusing.This is a near perfect product. We only had one small gripe about Zac Browser: content should be expanded. We would love to see more educational materials, especially social stories, on the site. But even then, it is an extraordinary piece of software.
The browser is completely free. There are no advertisements or tracking software. And children, whether they have autism or not, love Zac Browser.
The Zac Browser should be installed on every autism child's computer. Download it today.
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