By Teresa A. Cardon

This quantity analyzes contemporary technological breakthroughs in helping youngsters with autism spectrum illness (ASD). Chapters provide useful counsel in such parts as evaluate, therapy making plans, and collaborative intervention. The e-book additionally provides findings on and software program options and emphasizes their effectiveness in medical practices which are specific to precise cognitive, social, educational and motor ability parts. furthermore, it describes promising new deficit-reducing and skill-enhancing applied sciences at the horizon.

Featured themes include:

  • Developing and helping the writing talents of people with ASD via assistive technologies.
  • The ways that visible organizers could aid government functionality, summary language comprehension and social learning.
  • Do-as-I’m-doing occasions concerning video modeling and autism.
  • The use of know-how to facilitate own, social and vocational abilities in adolescence with ASD.
  • Evidence-based guideline for college kids with ASD.
  • The use of cellular know-how to help group engagement and independence.

Technology and therapy of youngsters with Autism Spectrum ailment is a necessary source for clinicians and similar pros in addition to researchers and graduate scholars throughout such disciplines as baby and college psychology, rehabilitation drugs, academic expertise, occupational remedy, speech pathology and social work.

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There is research to be done, consumer input to be gathered, and commitments to be made. Our work in the world of autism is always evolving! , & Vasquez, E. (2014). : Using technology to increase the accuracy of DTT implementation. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 49, 594–600. Watt, Helen J. (2010). How does the Use of Moder Communication Technology Influence Language and Literacy Developement? A Review. com. edu. edu. org. Chapter 4 Technology, Autism, and Occupational Therapy Kristi A.

Task analysis is the process of breaking a skill into smaller steps to make performance possible (Franzone 2009). Other practices, such as reinforcement, video modeling, or time delay, should be combined with task analysis to help the individual learn the smaller steps. As the smaller steps are mastered, the learner becomes more and more independent in his/her ability to perform the larger skill. Continued availability of the visual list after the task is mastered can also be helpful to support task completion.

The relative risk and timing of divorce in families of children with an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Family Psychology,, 24(4), 449–457. , et al. (2008). Can children with autism recover? If so, how? Neuropsychology Review, 18(4), 339–366. , & Martineau, J. (2009). Exploration of core features of a human face by healthy and autistic adults analyzed by visual scanning. Neuropsychologia, 47, 1004–1012. Hopkins, I. , Gower, M. , Perez, T. , Smith, D. , Amthor, F. , Winsatt, F. , & Biasini, F.

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