Mobile apps are the new in thing these days. They were introduced only recently but have started to play such an important part in our lives that we look for mobile apps to choose a great dining spot, find a free parking space, get directions to travel and even depend on it to tell us where we can get the best tacos. Mobile apps and smart technologies such as the iPad and iPod are gaining a foothold for their portability and also the fact that they can be used anywhere with ease. New research has found yet another use for mobile apps and that is its use as a therapeutic tool for children with autism. Here are some reasons as to why mobile apps are a boon for children and also adults with autism.
1. It helps autistic kids to better express themselves
Sometimes autistic kids may find it very difficult to deal with the conflicting signals and emotions that they see in other people. In these cases, mobile apps help them to better express themselves and also engage with others.
2. Mobile apps have helped prove that the receptive communication skills of autistic children are more advanced than previously thought
When researchers studied the behavior of autistic children with mobile devices and apps they found out that the receptive communication skills of autistic children are more advanced than previously thought. This has changes the way specialists deal with autistic children these days. The mode of education has also changed to a greater extent.
3. The uniformity and mechanical regularity of mobile apps are better suited to the needs of autistic kids
Since autistic children live in a world of their own, they are ill equipped to the ever changing world of other people. With mobile apps there is regularity and symmetry that helps them better relate to it and also learn how to use it.
4. Mobile apps have also increased the peer to peer interaction
New studies have also found out that mobile apps have increased the peer to peer social interaction between autistic kids. This is a great finding and helps the kids to form their own social groups which they otherwise would find very difficult to form.
5. Autistic kids are visual learners
Autistic kids are largely non-verbal and learn better through visuals. They also like structure which the mobile apps provide them. Learning and communication for autistic kids become much simpler with mobile devices.
Autistic kids find it difficult to interact with other people and people who live with them and teach them also find it difficult to get to them at times. In such cases, mobile apps go a long way in helping them learn and communicate. When they interact through mobile apps the interaction happens in a non-stigmatized fashion unlike in the regular world. Mobile apps also let them deal with a lot of things by themselves giving them more independence. Mobile apps are thus a boon for autistic kids.
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