Literacy Supports for Learners with Autism

• By: Mary Kate Ross, MS, SYC Lauren Tucker, EdD
• October 1st, 2018
• communication, comprehension, fall 2018 issue, reading, technology
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In her article How People with Autism Think, Temple Grandin (1995), a high-functioning person with autism, describes her visual method of thinking. Grandin retrieves words through visualizations and movies within her mind. This type of thinking takes time to process, often making abstract thoughts...