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Autism Expressed
Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. Autism is a growing condition. The Autism Society states that it is the fastest-growing developmental disability, and only 56 percent of students with autism finish high school. Autism Expressed is a new program that helps some students to secure employment after high school. It is the fist of its kind. It is an online program that teaches digital literacy to students with Autism and other developmental disabilities. According to Take Part website the creator " Michele McKeone studied streaming video before YouTube existed and designed a social network before Facebook became a household name. As an undergrad in digital media at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, she immersed herself in the world of digital media. She knew this technology would forever change the way we live and socialize." This is one of the first technologies available to not only private companies but public and private schools along with teachers and parents. You can be a group of parents just looking for an extra online learning outlet for your child. The technology is all done through a cloud and can be done at home. Students are learning skills that helps them with skills such as communication, socialization and task management. These are skills they would need for a job. Autism Expressed is getting the students ready for what is to come after school is done.

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Edited by Adriene Lombardi October 15, 2016

Autism Expressed is a great tool for children with autism to learn digital literacy skills that will help make them knowledgeable and safe on the internet. Students are walked through a number of learning modules on basic internet skills. Including internet safety, search browsers, email accounts so that students with Autism can use and access the internet, includes social media websites. Students with Autism come with a range of skill sets when it comes to navigating the internet. Autistic children can be more vulnerable to social media networks. Autism Expressed can be used to help create a thick barrier for Autistic kids when accessing websites like Facebook, which filters some of the content so that it is more safe for them to explore, create their own account and connect with others.

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