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Tablet Computers: What They're Good for, What They're Not « Autism Asperger's... - 1 views

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shared by Barb Eckert on 21 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • swiping the screen vs. having to push the correct buttons on a keyboard).
  • Lower cost
  • The child must see the pictures and the printed word at the same time
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  • not a substitute for a teacher.
  • prevents the child from stimming by moving the icons
  • a tablet is not a substitute for a good teacher. Using the tablet and apps for babysitting does not align with the correct use of this technology.
  • apps replace cumbersome cardboard books and Velcro pictures.
  • I did not like. One was a replacement for a child’s wooden puzzle.
  • three-dimensional printer
  • www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/autism-apps).
  • emple Grandin is an internationally respected specialist in designing livestock handling systems. She is the most noted high-functioning person with autism in the world today.  
  • Barb Eckert on 21 Mar 14
     
    This article is written by an adult with autism discussing use of tablets with children with Asperger's.  Reading from one with first hand experience sheds a little different light on it for me.
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