How to fix iPad. My iPad automatically updated itself. Now it doesn't work.

How do I fix my iPad? Today my iPad automatically updated itself. Now it doesn't work.
A red square fills up the screen. Then it goes to an ad for Office. It flips to various apps without touching it.
I tried restarting it several times. This is a disaster. My mother 91 yrs. old has been keeping busy playing
puzzles on my iPad. Now she is driving me crazy telling me to just "plug it in" lol
HELP!

Try a reset first. Hold down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Then let go of the buttons and let the iPad start up.

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