The effectiveness of assistive technology ( TAPi t ® and VizZle ® ) to enhance progress of young children with autism spectrum disorders (original) (raw)

Abstract

It is known that young children with autism require specialized support in order to make educational progress. It has been reported that children with autism are also visual learners and that their interactions with technology are sometimes more motivating than interactions with teachers. The interactive monitor used for this study was the TAP∙it®, (Touch Accessible Platform for Interactive Technology) and the visual learning software used in conjunction with this technology is called VizZle®. This study focused on the use of both of these new technologies by comparing rate of progress in achieving individualized learning goals of study of 8 randomly selected preschool children with autism against a previous rate of attainment without the technology tools. The data indicated progress beyond the target goals and the rate of attainment was higher than that of growth without the treatment condition. Individual participant results and overall trends are presented and discussed. Although...

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