Computers and Autism

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This is a great article about teaching Autistic students to write on a computer. This is a study in which Autistic students were taught to write on a computer instead of paper. The students did much better when they wrote on a computer because certain mistakes were fixed when they would not otherwise have been. They also showed that the computer initially made a difference, but the students kept getting better as they were using the computer. This idea can be used by the tutors of the writing center. By allowing the students to use a computer while they tutor, they may actually get more out of the session.