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This chapter introduces the reader to technology that can be used for developing visual supports such as schedules and organizers and for scripting social expectations, both in daily routines and within a school community. Technology focusing on visual maps and organizers will be explained, using the Common Core standards related to the comprehension and retelling of stories, events in history, scientific concepts, and personal and expository narratives.
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Kellems, R.O., Gabrielsen, T.P., Williams, C. (2016). Using Visual Organizers and Technology: Supporting Executive Function, Abstract Language Comprehension, and Social Learning. In: Cardon, T. (eds) Technology and the Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20872-5_7
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