Computer Software as AT Unique features inherent in computers and software make them valuable assistive technologies for cognition and play. Taken together, these features allow the child to access a customized environment appropriate to the child's developmental and skill level, where the world waits for him or her and proceeds at a pace set and controlled by the child. In this environment, contingencies can be explored without dire consequences or herculean effort. The child can select a challenge that both piques an interest and encourages mastery and a sense of competence. In this way, the software allows children to access learning experiences previously inaccessible to them because of their disability.
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.