The Use of Technological Tools for Autistic Children

This chapter summarizes the most used types of technological tools for clinical and educational interventionsEducational interventions for autistic children developed for autistic children. Since several studies emphasize the advantages and benefits of using technology for maximizing the learning process in autistic children, we provide o overview regarding the effectiveness of using virtual reality, robots, computer-based interventions and wearables in autism therapy. For each of the above-mentioned technologies there are several studies showing their effectiveness, however there are many aspects that studies should consider when designing and testing the use of technology for autistic people. The final part of this chapter summarizes some of those aspects that should be considered for the technology design such asCo-design in technology development for autism co-design of the technological tool, gamification, technology integration and cognitive availability. Since there are some inconclusive and mixed results in some of the domains of technology forTechnology support for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) autism spectrum disorder (ASD), each study should consider testing the technology in a rigorous experimental study.