The purpose of this research paper is to educate readers about Asperger Syndrome (AS). To better educate the reader, this paper will describe Asperger Syndrome, the associated characteristics, causes, impacts at school and at home, intervention methods, and assistive technology in reference to the affect they have on children with Asperger Syndrome. Various sources including peer reviewed journal articles, reputable websites, and other textual information were used to comprise the information in this paper. Children with Asperger Syndrome may not appear or act in the same manner as that of an average child, however, they are still human beings and should be treated as such. Individuals with AS are generally considered to be on the high functioning
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To aid the reader in understanding the disability, this next portion of the paper will explain some of the characteristics and cause of AS. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, one out of every 68 children in the United States is diagnosed with and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) which includes Asperger’s and of those children, boys are four to five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ASD. …show more content…
Thanks to the advancements in technology there are now multiple interactive programs that can vary student-to-student depending on the severity of their AS symptoms and learning needs. Emotions Trainer is a computer-based program consisting of five sections that include asking the user to choose the correct emotion out of four choices of describing photographed facial expressions, situations or events, and objects and descriptive captions (Lacava, Golan, Baron-Cohen, & Myles 2007). Hirano et al. developed an interactive and collaborative assistive technology for visual schedules called vSked. vSked is comprised of individual devices for each student coordinated by the teacher through a large touch screen monitor at the front of the classroom. For students, this system combines three paper-based visual support practices often used in school: visual schedules, choice boards, and a rewards system. The design of vSked stands in contrast to many of the assistive technology devices currently used in classrooms in that it focuses on the classroom as the unit of intervention (Cramer, Hirano, Tentori, Yeganyan & Hayes 2011). Regardless of the programs used the main goal of using assistive technology with Asperger Syndrome students is to improve and develop their communication and social
To aid the reader in understanding the disability, this next portion of the paper will explain some of the characteristics and cause of AS. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, one out of every 68 children in the United States is diagnosed with and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) which includes Asperger’s and of those children, boys are four to five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ASD. …show more content…
Thanks to the advancements in technology there are now multiple interactive programs that can vary student-to-student depending on the severity of their AS symptoms and learning needs. Emotions Trainer is a computer-based program consisting of five sections that include asking the user to choose the correct emotion out of four choices of describing photographed facial expressions, situations or events, and objects and descriptive captions (Lacava, Golan, Baron-Cohen, & Myles 2007). Hirano et al. developed an interactive and collaborative assistive technology for visual schedules called vSked. vSked is comprised of individual devices for each student coordinated by the teacher through a large touch screen monitor at the front of the classroom. For students, this system combines three paper-based visual support practices often used in school: visual schedules, choice boards, and a rewards system. The design of vSked stands in contrast to many of the assistive technology devices currently used in classrooms in that it focuses on the classroom as the unit of intervention (Cramer, Hirano, Tentori, Yeganyan & Hayes 2011). Regardless of the programs used the main goal of using assistive technology with Asperger Syndrome students is to improve and develop their communication and social