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The Autisum Transition Handbook was created by grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Delaware Department of Education "to assist individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families by providing access to the most current and comprehensive information on the transition to adulthood."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This app wonderwheel is developed for students on the autism spectrum by an Apple educator Mark Coppin whom is also the Director of Assistive Technology at the Anne Carlsen Center. The wheel is split into six sections that define common learning expectations. Each of the sections then shows common learning traits, followed by app categories and then the apps (each of which is hot linked at the website). The six categories are: * Behavior * Communication * Social Skills * Need for Sameness or Routine * Sensory Sensitivity * Difficulty with Traditional Learning Methods The link you to the chapter that discusses Assistive Technology. To go directly to the App Wonderwheel use this link http://www.autismhandbook.org/images/4/4c/Appwheel.pdf. It is often difficult to know which apps to choose when we work with students. This resource may help you determine some apps to investigate for students on the autism spectrum. 
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Apple's popular tablet can be a great tool for students, parents, and teachers dealing with PDD and Autism Spectrum Disorders, or with other learning disabilities. This post discusses a number of apps that are geared to students with disabilities and also shares a free app, Autism Apps, that "provides easy access to what appears to be at least a hundred apps that are being used by and with people diagnosed with autism or other special needs. Apps are grouped into dozens of categories and a search tools is also provided, so users can easily search through their excellent database of apps. Each app listed may include screenshots (for both the iPad and iPod if available), reviews, video reviews, and an “Email to a Friend” function. This is really a top notch resource and we highly recommend it."
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© 2012 Some people with autism have difficulty processing intense, multiple sensory experiences at once. "This animation give the viewer a glimpse into sensory overload, and how often our sensory experiences intertwine in everyday life."
Shelby Walters's curator insight,
November 25, 2015 9:52 PM
Sensory overload occurs when one or more of the body's senses experiences over stimulation from the environment. There are many environmental elements that impact an individual. Sensory overload has been used as a means of torture, and is common in the autistic community. |
Great resource.