Before you start exploring the site, in order to learn more about the background for this site see pages under 'Welcome' by clicking on the triangle next to the page name on the left. You will want to scroll down this page to get a better sense of how the site is organized and where you might like to start. As a way for us to understand you and your needs better, please click on this link to fill out the Autism Technology survey
This website was originally created for iste2010 in Denver, and also used for Philadelphia 2011 and beyond. I have done my best to update the pages and links over the past 10 years or so, but please contact me if you see something amiss or that needs to be added. There are a lot of 'gems' in these pages that you may not have heard of and all is organized according to autism impairment. Another great site with links to tools and UDL based learing is my livebinder-UDL Literacy Tools
Mobile apps are only included on this website under 'picture based word learning'. I also had a wikisite dedicated to apps for the past 5-6 years but now that the site has gone down, I haven't had a chance to rebuild. I have added the pages and links but the icon images and visuals are missing , for now find these under apps for autism .
The document below contains slides that form a 'Mind Map' to help everyone navigate the content on the website and understand the links between the different uses and populations/types of impairments for which each tool is most helpful. There are three basic areas (1) Social/Behavioral and Affective, and (2)Language Tools. (3) Motor/Sensory and Behavior There are links to each individual tool here and on the side panel as well.
An inspirational video of an ASD student giving his commencement speech, the power of technology 'shines' through whether low or high tech to give this student his 'voice' and help him to communicate with us all:
Below is a visual representation of some of the main characteristics of autism impairment and the basic ways in which we can serve to accommodate and or remediate the problem (please click on image to enlarge):