Children with speech and language delays and difficulties such as Autism/PDD are usually highly visual and can benefit enormously from a home computer. However, there is a lot of over-priced and over-rated software out there with very little reinforcement and limited educational value. The best software allows you to edit information and enter new teaching material and reinforcement. Reinforcement is vital (and severely lacking in most learning software packages) to keep up the child's interest and involvement. The software must also be easy to use. This group was created to share information on Computer Software to assist parents, therapists and consultants in their therapy with children with Autism/PDD.
The moderator of this group, himself the father of a child with Autism, has a strong interest in visual aids and multimedia to teach children with Autism and has developed a CD-ROM with thousands of flashcards that you can select, preview and print from a PC (Win 95/98/2000/NT). The CD-ROMs called Flash!Pro2 has over 8500 pictures and is used by parents, therapists and Autism/PDD schools worldwide. You can view dozens of sample photos and also order a CD-ROM at the website: http://www.iusastore.com/cgi-bin/ePages.storefront/EN/ePages/Customer/HomePage/5126