The core areas affected in ASD (Drigas & Vlachou, 2016)

The core areas affected in ASD are (Drigas & Vlachou, 2016):

• Social interaction
• Communication
• Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities

More specific, children with ASD show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication and social play, sensory development, cognitive and leisure activities (Obiyo, Etonyeaku, & Ofoegbu, 2013).

ASD adversely affects the educational performance of the child (IDEA, 2010). Students with ASD and teachers face challenges in understanding each other.

Research has shown that computers are great assistive technological tools:

• because children with ASD are motivated by predictability and consistency (Cutter, 2010).