This paper examines research regarding the current proven technological interests of adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (Kuo, 2013); along with another work that explores possible teaching applications and advantages of such advances involving the same subject types (Wallace, 2010). Discussion will include the social equalizing effect that technology can have in gaining employment, while concentrating on the vocational rehabilitation of young adults with an ASD, specifically Asperger’s Syndrome. This will be done to address concern for the need to implement advanced computer intervention within socialized programs during pre-vocational training periods and discuss their high probability of positive outcomes within the scope of development of social skills necessary for the workplace and, finally, to rally for continued interest in how virtual technology can be utilized as an effective research tool (LAM, 2011).
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However, the development of the adding machine, now known as a calculator, proved to challenge the social landscape of his employment. Although a calculator is a simple computer, over the following ten to twenty years, my father-in-law witnessed a loss of the importance that was once placed upon manual calculation skills and an integration of a “generation” of young people missing what he considered to be vital mathematical skills. Even though these new pharmacists were college educated individuals, his social interactions with these coworkers were shaded by this doubt of their competence based solely on what he calls their “over reliance on
Keywords: Autism, Technology, Vocational Rehabilitation …show more content…
However, the development of the adding machine, now known as a calculator, proved to challenge the social landscape of his employment. Although a calculator is a simple computer, over the following ten to twenty years, my father-in-law witnessed a loss of the importance that was once placed upon manual calculation skills and an integration of a “generation” of young people missing what he considered to be vital mathematical skills. Even though these new pharmacists were college educated individuals, his social interactions with these coworkers were shaded by this doubt of their competence based solely on what he calls their “over reliance on