How can online resources and activities provide benefits for individuals dealing with autism?
Research has shown that due to the social and communication difficulties experienced by individuals with autism, computer based social learning tasks are most effective in the acquisition of social and communicative skills (Mitchell et al., 2002). This website will provide online activities for autistic individuals as well as suggest offline activities for the whole family to use and these activities aim to improve the social and communicative skills of the autistic individual. By performing these activities online, individuals are able to work at their own pace and are not confronted by the anxiety sometimes experienced with ‘real world’ interactions. The website is also aiming to support and educate the parents and family of individuals with autism. As the family is an influence in a child’s ability to develop social and communicative skills, this is another beneficial aspect of the website.
