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Assistive Technology of Autism
// Assistive Technology for Children with Autism // by Susan Stokes **Autism Consultant** This website provided information on different types of technology including the levels of technology. Specifically the author looks at ‘Visual Representation Systems’, which use several forms of visuals to help a person express what they want. One example of a visual system is //Boardmaker.// By using a program like //Boardmaker,// a teacher is providing the student with a way to communicate with their classmates and also a way of expressing their thoughts and opinions with the whole class.

Using a program like //Boardmaker,// a teacher will able to incorporate this into the student’s day. The student would be able to use this tool in all aspects of their day, in and out of school. Pictures are a great way to get across their message. Looking forward to how a student could use a picture program I can think of no time that they would not use it. I feel the goal of a tool is that it can be used in all aspects of a student’s life, and a picture tool would definitely meet that goal. ** "Written by Susan Stokes under a contract with CESA 7 and funded by a discretionary grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. " **[]