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Assistive Technology for Autism

Autism

Autism is disorder that affects the development of the brain and communication. It’s normally found in the first 3 years of life. It is around the time most children begin actually communication and understanding. Autism is a physical condition, that physical condition is somehow linked to our sciences of biology and chemistry. This specific disorder or disability limits learning because Autism is affected by its verbal and nonverbal means of communication. That means people with this disorder or disability have very hard time talking and actually being understood. Also it limits their social interaction with others because they don’t tend to look people in the face. They don’t have the skills to just go up and introduce themselves and meet new people.
  Assistive Technology is what helps the learning abilities of children with specific such as people with Autism. For an example the iPad that was created by Apple, is device used for some Autistic children to help them communicate and be heard. The device is able to download different applications depending on what the person needs. The iPad allows people to talk but not on their own but through this device. It allows them to show their feelings/ emotions. Technology already is being overused but for once technology is helping the lives of people with special needs be heard and be part of society.
Another assistive technology that’s being used to help Autistic people is Dynavox. Dynavox is a speech device that helps special needs children communicate and reach their fullest potential. It’s similar to the iPad but it does differ in many ways. This devices was created to meet the needs of people with Autism such as their cognitive, physical developments. This specific device is the leading provider of speech/communication.



Nobody knows where this assistive technology may lead Autistic people. It may down the load give them a voice without the use of the iPad and it may not. For the time being technology is giving anyone with this disorder a way of communicating and some type of social skills. In the future there’s a possibility technology like this could even make an outbreak and break the shells of Autistic people and give them that sense of self. Without that positive research of how Autism is formed there’s really no telling where the future is going for them. But let’s not worry about that right now let’s focus on the present and the good things right now this disorder or disability is accomplishing.

References

1.      http://nichcy.org/disability/categories

2.      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002494/

3.      http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/tech/gaming-gadgets/ipad-autism/index.html

4.      http://www.autism-community.com/education/assistive-technology/

5.      http://www.dynavoxtech.com/default.aspx

Minimizing Authority

Minimizing Authority has to deal with our interactions in the social internet world versus in reality. People often say things on the internet that would never say in real life mainly because there are no immediate consequences. The freedom of speech we have go above and beyond when we're online and on social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Compared to reality and face to face interactions half the things we say online we would probably never say with face to face communications because there are immediate consequences when we sometimes say what we're actually thinking in our minds. The authority is different in both cases because of the different interaction we're dealing with.

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Teaching Presentation

The audience I choose for my presentation would be children. My grade level I'd like to teach would be first grade. The subject area I am most interested in is Mathematics. I've been working with kids for awhile now and I feel more connected with this specfic grade level mainly from work experience. I figured since that's what my career path is it should be in that direction. I choose Google presentation because I was honestly confused with the Prezi powerpoint, I decided to use something else I may be some what familiar with. I did not want to make anything any harder than what it seemed so I choose what was best for me.

Three Great Teacher Blogs

The first teacher blog I found that I thought was good was Kathleen Morris, http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/. Her blog was update but it also caught my attention with all the important informaion and the by the way her page is set up. Her links and information are accurate and I myself would see myself using this blog as a resource in the future.

The second teacher blog is Deborah J. Stewart,  http://www.teachpreschool.org/. I chose this blog because not only is it very updated but there are picture and explanations through the blog of everything the class does and the reason behind the activity they've posted. This blog mainly goes with the grade level I may be teaching and it also influences my work skills because I do work with preschoolers so I could possible use some of these lessons with my kids.

Lastly Mrs. Larremore, http://larremoreteachertips.blogspot.com/. I found this blog to be very organized and very eye catching with the different colors and pictures throughout the blog. Her ideas and tips could be very helpful for anyone in the ECD field like myself. The blog even offers little lessons and how to go about using them with the kids. I liked the ideas and information posted on this blog.

Welcome to my Blog

Hey, My names Akilah Williamson. I work full time and I'm also a full time student. Work first play later is a motto I do go by. When I do have free time once homework is done I do enjoy watching tv or just spending quality time with family and friends. I like to have fun and try new and different things. I'm still young so I might as well get my fun out now before it gets to late. Lol. I'm only 21 years old, I am still looking for my own place to live but for now I reside with my loving mother and my twin sister. I'm the middle child. I love working which you don't here that often. My job and school do come first its a priority not just an option.

I just recently changed my major back to Early Childhood Development because of the job I recieved. I've been back and for between ECD and Business Managment. I think this is the career path I would really love to follow. I've been working with kids since I was a kid myself. I started out babysitting and then my mom started her own in house daycare where I was around kids and helping my mom out as I grew up. I wanted to follow in my moms footsteps and start up my own daycare but at the same time I wanted to be a teacher. So right now I'm currently thinking of a way so that I can do both. If it's possible. I reached high school I began to volunteer at a before and after school program, where I started looking at being a teacher in my future. The past 3 years I've worked at a daycare center and I believe you're suppose to do something you like and I enjoy waking up and going to work every day.