cost and benefit of ICT whiteboard...

Autistic children, upset by unpredictability, enjoy tools that reduce the potential for failure. They require repetition, pattern and similarity which can be emphasised with an interactive whiteboard.

For children who cannot speak and struggle to communicate at a simple level, the use of interactive whiteboards provide an outlet for self-expression. The simple act of controlling an image puts order back into an austistic child's routine.

Unlike other children, whose play integrates physical and social interaction, children on the autistic spectrum are often characterised as having monotropic attention tunnelling, tending to only engage in physical play. This is usually evidenced in their preference for cause and effect activities which prioritise logic over social interaction. ICT whiteboards provide experiences that exploit the cause and effect with an immediate visual response that does not require the necessity to understand context or interpret intention.

Prices start at £650 for a small simple model and can go as high as £2,000. Please help Newick house put an ICT whiteboard in every classroom. Visit my justgiving site to donate money.