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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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An App Wonderwheel for Students on the Autism Spectrum

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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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Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project)

© 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."
A video that will move you and you may want to share with teachers, students, parents and staff.

Sara Tilleman's curator insight, June 5, 2013 10:03 AM

powerful video showing sensory overload

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.