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Adapted Technology for Autistic Children

Adapted Technology for Autistic Children. By: Corie Robertson. What are Assistive Technologies?. Assistive technologies were made for Children who have disabilities to help them with difficult functions and make them easier for them to learn, and understand what they are trying to learn.

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Adapted Technology for Autistic Children

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  1. Adapted Technology for Autistic Children By: Corie Robertson

  2. What are Assistive Technologies? • Assistive technologies were made for Children who have disabilities to help them with difficult functions and make them easier for them to learn, and understand what they are trying to learn. • These technologies were made for blind, deaf, autistic, down syndrome, paralyzed etc.

  3. What are Assistive Technologies? • These technologies can be either computer based, walkers, wheelchairs, hearing aides, etc. • A formal, legal definition of assistive technology was first published in the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (The Tech Act). This act was amended in 1994; in 1998, it was repealed and replaced with the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 ("AT Act"). (University of Washington)

  4. Most of us think of the iPad as Apple's latest, coolest gadget to add to our tech arsenals. For the parents of some autistic children, however, the iPad is a near-miracle. Ipad

  5. How does the iPad help? • What draws autistic children -- some of who cannot grasp daily tasks such as dressing or handwashing  -- so naturally to the iPad? The main explanation the article offers is that autistic children know what to expect when they tap or slide on the iPad -- but they cannot anticipate human expressions and reactions, which frustrates them. Even things like drawing are easier on the iPad, because pencils and crayons are difficult for autistic children to handle.

  6. What do parents of autistic children say? • "The iPad has given us our family back," Laura told FoxNews.com. "It's unlocked a new part of our son that we hadn't seen before, and given us insight into the way he connects with his world." • Areva Martin said parents of any child, autistic or not, need to monitor how much a gadget is being used, similar to how they use candy as an occasional reward.

  7. How it really works. • http://youtu.be/kdpjIR8KjLU

  8. Without the iPad, how would it be completed? • Without the iPad, a child would have to sit down with the parents and or guardians and actually learn how to use a pencil, and learn how to write out letters or numbers without it being in front of them like the ipad would.

  9. Anything similar? • The ipad is the only thing that is able for a kid to touch the screen and learn hands on. • Touch screen computers don’t always have the apps that the ipad has. • A 16GB iPad will cost $499, 32GB will be $599, and the 64GB version will go for $699. All models include Wi-Fi Internet access – and 3G mobile antennas can be added for an extra $130.

  10. Conclusion • This product has worked miracles on autistic children. I believe that it helps and makes them more aware of stuff that they are going to need to learn later on in life. • The ipad is worth every penny if you have an autistic child.

  11. Bibliography • http://www.parenting.com/blogs/show-and-tell/kate-parentingcom/how-ipad-can-help-kids-autism • http://www.washington.edu/accessit/articles?109 • http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/09/can-apple-ipad-cure-autism/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdpjIR8KjLU • http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0127/How-much-does-the-Apple-iPad-cost-Same-as-the-original-iPhone

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