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Technology Tools and Autism

Explore how technology can enhance learning for individuals with autism, through interactive programs, reading tools, communication aids, and more.

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Technology Tools and Autism

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  1. Technology Tools and Autism By: Demetria Ennis-Cole, Ph.D. July 7-10, 2010 41st National Conference on ASDs Hyatt Regency Dallas, TX

  2. Listening Center Classic Literature and Popular Novels

  3. Video Modeling DVDs Demonstrations of Social Skills and Appropriate Behaviors

  4. Goesafari Smart Talk Vocabulary, Word Meanings and Associations

  5. Manipulatives, Picture Books Use technology when it solidifies and expands the potential for learning, but don’t forget about manipulatives and pictures

  6. Reading Programs Interactive and engaging solutions to increase reading proficiency and practice

  7. Technology Demonstration Sites TARA

  8. Computation Visually and Aurally Tie multiple modalities with the preferred (usually visual)

  9. Click Start Attaches to a TV and makes it an interactive computer for young learners to understand and use letters, numbers, and symbols

  10. More Than Photos Learning Processes, People, and Places

  11. Educational Resources with Worksheet CDs Design Your own Lessons and Instructional Games

  12. Go Talk 20 + and Go Talker Augmentative Communication Aids for Curriculum Development and Language Enrichment

  13. Radius System Self-paced language and vocabulary instruction; good for fluency and reading comprehension

  14. LOTTIE Kit for Math Instruction Low Technology Tools for Inclusive Education - Judith Sweeney of Onion Mountain Technology, Inc.

  15. LOTTIE Kit for Literacy Electronic Dictionaries, Special Pencils, Highlighting - Judith Sweeney of Onion Mountain Technology, Inc.

  16. Reading Pens

  17. Talking Calculator

  18. Caliphone Card Reader and Recorder

  19. PDAs Myles, B.S., Ferguson, H., & Hagiwara, T. (2007) used a Personal Digital Assistant with an Autistic Student and noted that the student increased the accuracy of his homework notes. The manual recordings in the student’s planner were inconsistent and erratic while the PDA recordings were more accurate. The researchers indicate that the differences in medium may be attributed to handwriting demands, ease of PDA use, and motivation. Further empirical study is suggested.

  20. IntelliTools.com Image Source: http://store.cambiumlearning.com/ProgramPage.aspx?parentId=074003405&functionID=009000008&site=itc http://www.intellikeys.com/videos/videos-itk.aspx Cambium Learning Technologies Customizable overlays that plug into a USB Port and allow users with visual, physical, or cognitive disabilities to use an alternative keyboard to send email, learn new concepts, or search the Internet.

  21. Technology in AU Research & Treatment Goodwin, M.S. (2008) Enhancing and accelerating the pace of Autism research and treatment. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 23(2), 125-128. Secure Online Personal Records: https://www.caringtechnologies.com/mchr///?sdid=WJicvD44mBdk3zFvKTEWvz7uIrwGZpwqU&md=1 Communicating Behavior to Health Professionals: http://www.caringtechnologies.com/bicapture Learning About Emotions: http://autismresearchcenter.com/books/dvdvideo.asp Skill Generalization and Instructional Aids: http://www.dotolearn.com/aboutus.research.htm

  22. Technology in AU Research & Treatment Goodwin, M.S. (2008) Enhancing and accelerating the pace of Autism research and treatment. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 23(2), 125-128. Research and Implementation: http://www.IANproject.org Speech Recognition, Synthesis and Voice Transformation: http://www.cslu.ogi.edu/projects/researchprojects.html Autism Speaks – Innovative Technology for Autism (ITA): http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/research/initiatives/ita_initiative.php

  23. Promise of VR Technology Strickland, D.C., McAllister, D., Coles, C.D., & Osborne, S. (2007). An evolution of Virtual Reality Training Designs for children with Autism and fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders. Topics in Language Disorders 27(3), 226-241. A series of studies from 1992 – 2007 utilizing VR to teach safety skills to students with ASDs and FASDs allowed students to generalize principles they learned in the software to the real world. The following design components were implicated: Practice in the virtual space Guidance and correction by animated characters, Customizable words and responses for user control, Limitations on allowable actions

  24. Summary Technology offers promise to students in the Autism Spectrum. When technology tools match desired learning outcomes, they give us the opportunity to teach in more engaging and more interesting ways. Different forms of technology can support all learners in the spectrum, and make it possible for them to learn in more visually appealing and more entertaining formats. http://www.autismcollaborative.org/index.html

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