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ASTERICSGRID

Typology
Technological
Resource description
AstericsGrid is a tool designed to help people with motor, communication or cognitive difficulties, including students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It works as an accessible interface based on eye-tracking technology, where users select items from an on-screen grid to interact with the system.

https://grid.asterics.eu/#welcome
Sample of use in education with students with IDD
Context: A student with ASD who has difficulties in verbal and motor communication is learning to improve his communication and problem-solving skills through the use of AstericsGrid.

Objective:
To improve the student's communication skills by enabling him to express basic needs, such as requesting help, asking questions, or choosing activities, through an accessible visual interface.
Difficulties to which it could be applied
Emotional Regulation
  • Anxiety
  • Regulating Emotions
Emotional Regulation, Social Communication Challenges
  • Expressing Feelings
  • Limited language use
  • Literal interpretation of language and abstractions
  • Pragmatic language skills
  • Problems initiating and maintaining conversations
Learning and Cognitive Challenges
  • Individualized learning strategies accommodations
  • Reading, writing or maths challenges
Learning Objetives
  • Develop functional writing skills
  • Engage in abstract thinking and Symbolic Though
  • Enhancing Language Skills
  • Facilitating Peer Interaction and Social Interaction Skills
  • Improving knowledge application
  • Improving Social Communication Skills
  • Promote reading comprehension