Educational Technology

For those of you keen on learning about autism the collection below is a good place to start with. It features some notable works and research studies that will illuminate your understanding of autism and consequently inform your teaching practice and place you in a better position to meet the learning, social, and emotional needs of students with autism.' Some of these books are first-hand stories and autobiographies of people dealing with autism and how they managed to positively shape their life and the life of those around them. (See links below).' 1-  Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s , by John Elder Robison  ‘Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was f...

April  3, 2017 After writing about the best books for teachers and parents to learn and explore the world of autism, we are introducing you to this collection of some good iPad apps to help autistic kids 'learn, play and communicate'. These apps are featured in iTunes App Store under the category 'Autism Acceptance'. We have also turned this post into the infographic below so you can print and share with your students in class. 1- FreeSpeech - Build Language and Learn Grammar ‘FreeSpeech is an app to learn the English language! Drag and rearrange picture tiles, and FreeSpeech will convert them into a perfectly grammatical English sentence. Explore how tenses, sentence forms, parts of speech, and other grammatical properties change the structure of English -- and it's all visual! ’ 2- Pictello - Talking visual story creator ‘Everyone loves to tell fun, engaging, and imaginative stories. Go ahead and make a social story or visual schedule for a child with autism or a ...