Technology holds great promise and benefits for aiding a young child's development. Sensory modulation leads to enhanced attention, which leads to self-regulation. Assistive Technology can modulate the quantity and quality of environmental information the child senses. This child has an increased need for vestibular stimulation, without which his neurological system is in a heightened state of arousal. The rocking chair provides him with the vestibular stimulation he needs, calming him so that as he rocks himself, he can pay attention to people and tasks at hand.
Assistive technology can facilitate interactioin between people.
This little girl is in a stander with a tray. Her upright position and tray enable her older sister to play with her. Their interations deepen their relationship, and the two become more secure in their attachment to each other, and by extension, with other people. Choice making leads to enhanced decision making, which leads to self-determination. They learn from their choice-making and build on their learning, enhancing their ability to make decisions for themselves.