Description
Special Edition for Kids with ASD – Assistive Technology, Classroom Implementation Strategies & Resource Recommendations for Kids Who Struggle to Write 12th Edition UPDATED in 2025 digital download is an assistive technology Resource Guide for OTs, parents and other professionals working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
FALL 2025 – NEW 12th EDITION NOW AVAILABLE!
This Resource Guide is designed to take the “guesswork” out of finding the best Assistive Technology solutions for students with ASD to complete all types of written schoolwork when handwriting cannot be significantly improved through therapy/practice. It also includes the best ways to implement this technology in the classroom for both students AND the school staff that work with them – and much more!
Research indicates that over 85% of students with higher functioning forms of Autism have serious handwriting challenges resulting in Dysgraphia – and over 50% of students with other forms of Autism also have this disorder. Research also indicates that most of these students continue to have labored, poorly legible handwriting, no matter what handwriting therapies are tried. They are at great risk for academic, emotional and behavioral failure in the classroom as written demands increase each year and they are unable to keep up.
THE GOOD NEWS is that these students can now easily complete the exact same assignments as their peers using the latest “best practice” assistive technology, even advanced math and science! For over 25 years, the authors have specialized in tailoring these specific assistive technology solutions to students with ASD, K through 12, who struggle to complete their written schoolwork using paper and pencil. This not only often increases the quality and quantity of their written work – but also their academic independence and self-esteem as well! It also can significantly reduce negative classroom behaviors surrounding written tasks, including refusal to write.
AUTHORS: Sue Ramin-Hutchison – Certified Special Education Teacher Consultant for Physically & Otherwise Health Impaired Students, Assistive Technology Support Specialist and IEP/Section 504 Advocate & Merri Domer – Special Needs Technology Consultant
- This Guide is a “living document” that always remains current and up-to date! Purchasers are given the access code for the “Guide Updates” page on the authors’ website where they are continually posting new Assistive Technology information as it becomes available and they have trialed it with students to make sure it is best practice.
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- Delivered electronically immediately upon payment
- 110-page PDF
- Appropriate for students with low-average to above-average intelligence
CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL EDITION FOR KIDS WHO STRUGGLE TO WRITE HERE.
RESOURCE GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Dysgraphia – What is it?
- Why & When Assistive Technology?
- Section 1 – Handwriting Challenges in Kids with ASD
- Section 2 – “Low-Tech” Ideas to Assist Kids with Handwriting Disabilities
- Section 3 – – Low-Tech Equipment Options to Help Kids Improve Handwriting Skills – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 4 – How to Tell When Low-Tech Solutions Are Not Enough – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 5 – “High-Tech” Equipment Options – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 6 –“High-Tech” Accessory Options – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 7 – Manufacturer’s Pre-Installed Accessibility Options – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 8 – Special needs Software/App/Extension Recommendations – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 9 – Adapted Keyboarding Instruction and Software Recommendations – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 10 – Voice Recognition Recommendations – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 11 – Implementation Ideas for Special Needs Technology in the Classroom – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Section 12 – Funding Ideas for “High-Tech” Equipment and Software/Apps/Extensions – with Special Section Notes for Kids with ASD
- Appendix A – Individual Consultation and Request Form
- Appendix B – Assistive Technology Implementation Plan Information and Form
- Appendix C – Dysgraphia Diagnostic Evaluation Test Information
