A presentation celebrating unique and awesome individuals who have Autism, raising awareness on their abilities and potential. For Teachers, Parents, Carers, people with the privileged of knowing someone with Autism, or people wanting to know more about Autism. My new iPads for Autism Education courses are now available through the University of North Dakota Autism iPad Techniques to Bridge Learning Gaps http://educators.und.edu/onlinecourse/?id=DLT.IPAD.ATSM.TCHNQ Turn Your iPad into a Augmentative Communication Device http://educators.und.edu/onlinecourse/?id=DLT.IPAD.CMMDVC iPad Strategies to Engage Students with Autism http://educators.und.edu/onlinecourse/?id=DLT.IPAD.ATSM.TCHNQ

1. A presentation for Autism Awareness
Month.
Advocate for Awareness AND acceptance!
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©
Proudly supported and sponsored by
Project Autism Australia and Digital Learning Tree USA for
Autism Awareness Month
www.projectautismaustralia.com
www.digitallearningtree.com

2. A series of quotes from a
variety of people who have
Autism, as well as quotes
from researchers and experts
in the field:
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Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

3. Autism is a different way of
learning and being.
(Grandin, 1995; O'Neil, 2006)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

4. Autism is a way of life.
(Sinclair, 1993)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

5. People who have Autism
orientate within the world
differently
(Williams, 1994)
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Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

6. Children/people with Autism
are completely aware of
their differences, however
seek to be treated equally.
(Kelly, 2006)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

7. People with Autism are
unique, amazing, brilliant in
varying degrees, but they
are NOT disabled.
(Barley, 2010)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

8. We don’t need to find a cure,
instead society needs to
adapt, accept and
understand Autism.
(Baron-Cohen, 2000;
Miller, 2008)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

9. We are all more than a
condition, a jumbled jigsaw,
an Autism 'fruit salad.
(Williams, 2010)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

10. Murray, D., Lesser, M., &
Lawson, W. (2005) contend
that Autistic individuals can
only focus on one thing at a
time, hence this is extremely
important for their learning
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

11. As educators we need to
focus on the student’s
abilities and not their
deficits.
(Little, 2001)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

12. Grandin (2006) suggests three types
of learning styles for children with Autism:
 Visual thinkers, i.e. as Grandin puts it, she
literally thinks in pictures.
 Music and mathematical thinkers; these
children think in patterns and will be good at
math, music, computers and technology.
 Verbal logic thinkers; these children think in
words and often love languages, history,
weather statistics, stock market etc.
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

13. “This is how my mind
works... Instead of Googling
for words, my brain
Googles for pictures”
(Grandin, 2006)
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

14. Click here to be read a
document written by
Temple Grandin on
learning styles.
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

15. The world needs different
kinds of minds!
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Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

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Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

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18. Thank you for joining me today.
I will be celebrating Autism Awareness Month with the launch
of my three new courses for Carers, Parents and Educators.
 Strategies for using the iPad with students who have Autism
 Benefits of Using Technology for the Learner with Autism
 The iPad as an Augmentative Communication Device
Stay tuned to
Digital Learning Tree’s Website
www.digitallearningtree.com
Teachers in the US can earn (1) University
Credit upon completion of each unit.
Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

19. Take a FREE look inside Lesson One of the
Understanding and Supporting Children with
Autism course.
http://www.eteach.digitallearningtree.com/showle
sson_public.php?cid=1306&ls=2265&orderid=0
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Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©

20. Karina D. Barley
Benefits for Using Technology for the Learner with Autism 2014©
Authored By: Karen D. Barley
(Diploma Teaching, Graduate
Diploma Education,
Masters in Education) ©
Owner of Project Autism and Official
Partner of Digital Learning Tree USA
www.projectautismaustralia.com