Download Turn Taker - Social Story & Sharing Tool for PC
Published by Touch Autism
- License: £2.99
- Category: Education
- Last Updated: 2014-09-30
- File size: 9.27 MB
- Compatibility: Requires Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11
Published by Touch Autism
1. Interventions targeting social skills have been shown to increase peer interactions and enhance social play output in children and youths diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (such as asperger's syndrome), Down syndrome, and other special needs.
2. Turn taking is a key social skill for all children, especially those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, down syndrome and other special needs.
3. Without interventions that focus directly on social and play skills many children, especially those with autism, down syndrome or other special needs, may continue to exist in isolation even if placed within a rich social environment.
4. A BCBA who has been working with children with autism for over 10 years developed the turn taker as a tool to teach clients how to take turns or share, after having much success with the tool has decided to release it, so others can share in the benefits of the turn taker.
5. Many children, especially those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, or other intellectual disability, struggle with learning to take turns, either when sharing an item or in game play.
6. This app has been used successfully with a variety of young children who find it difficult to share. AutismEpicenter. com writes “Turn Taker is a valuable audio and visual cue for helping children learn how to take turns and to share; simple, yet fills a good niche in the world of autism”. -Shane from autismepicenter.
7. Studies have specifically shown that outcomes for young children with autism spectrum disorders who socially avoided peers tended to use less language as they aged compared to peers who showed social interest and active engagement.
8. The turn taker acts as an easy and portable audio and visual cue to easily teach these important social skills.
9. Turn Taker uses visual and audio cues to facilitate turn taking and sharing for any child.
10. Children with autism may not act on play materials or imitate peer actions without cues, external facilitation, or instruction; however, with prompting and instruction, play skills can improve.
11. Once the target individual has mastered turn taking in this phase the other individual’s turn can be slowly made longer until the two times are equal.
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