Comments on: Click

By: A Browser of Zac’s Own

A Browser of Zac’s Own — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:30:22 +0000

[...] an intriguing project. My own son has not been a big user of the computer because there’s just “too much”: Too many functions that he accidentally turns on [...]

By: Maybe There’s More to It Than Talk

Maybe There’s More to It Than Talk — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:07:59 +0000

[...] so far, he has not been interested—-keeping in mind that Charlie just learned how to use the computer mouse last year; all in good time. The great lesson of life with Charlie has been to learn to communicate [...]

By: Autism Vox

Autism Vox — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:14:14 +0000

[...] has #1 down and last night we were looking at some You Tube videos of ferris wheels together……. [...]

By: More Good Thanks

More Good Thanks — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:03:49 +0000

[...] rain came down in buckets). Charlie ate and poked at the turkey and tried out his ever-improving mouse skills to look at some old, and much loved, photos of a certain ferris wheel and some old friends on the [...]

By: Left or Right?

Left or Right? — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:16:11 +0000

[...] side) was ambidextrous. Charlie has been taught to use his right hand to eat with and to use the computer mouse. He definitely has a lot of trouble holding a pencil to write and his letters are loopy and [...]

By: It’s A Draw: Left or Right?

It’s A Draw: Left or Right? — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:16:59 +0000

[...] that Charlie is doing 48 piece online puzzles with a click of the mouse, I suppose it is time to work on using the keyboard. Here is an online Etch-A-Sketch: [...]

By: 48

48 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:41:09 +0000

[...] is the most pieces Charlie has done yet on an online jigsaw puzzle since using the mouse clicked for him back in March. Here is the puzzle—-a ferris wheel, the ride Charlie asks for first at [...]

By: Reach Out and Touch Something Besides the Computer Screen

Reach Out and Touch Something Besides the Computer Screen — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:30:34 +0000

[...] in March, something clicked and Charlie, after years of hand-over-hand prompting and getting nowhere efforts, learned to use [...]

By: Daisy

Daisy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:57:52 +0000

We bought a touchscreen for Amigo because he couldn’t see well enough to see the cursor, but many programs were compatible with the touchscreen. Now he uses keyboard commands and JAWS screenreading software. His autism shows in the types of searches he does: used garbage truck sales on eBay, anyone?

By: Joseph Mele

Joseph Mele — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:03:44 +0000

Dr. Chew

As for that schedule, I think it truly shows Delayed development is just that delayed not halted development.

It is interesting to think about that old saying “he will grow out of it” it might be rooted in dealing with those on the spectrum.