The document presents a solution called "Touch It" that aims to create an educational toolkit for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is designed as a motivational and functional learning tool that uses a task-based, game-like approach to promote appropriate play behaviors. The tool can be used by both parents at home and teachers at school to guide instruction, play therapy, and assessment. It applies theories of multimedia learning and cognition by incorporating visuals over text due to language difficulties in ASD, using a touchscreen interface to remove distractions, and limiting the amount of information presented due to processing constraints in ASD individuals.

1. Touch It
Flash Based Microworlds for
Profound ASD Learners
Yusuke Namiki,
Aidan Lucey & Lipeng Li

2. Problem
There is a lack of toys, mulEmedia programs
and instrucEonal toolkits for individuals with
auEsm spectrum disorder (ASD).

3. SoluEon
• Create a moEvaEonal and funcEonal learning
tool specifically mindful of the characterisEcs
of ASD learners.
• Task‐based game‐like design that can be used
to promote appropriate play behaviors that
are simple enough so that parents can use
with their child at home while teachers can
use it at school to guide instrucEon, play
based therapy and assessment.

4. Theory
• 3 AssumpEons of the CogniEve Theory of
MulEmedia
– Dual coding
– AcEve processing
– Limited capacity
• How do these relate to ASD learners?

5. Dual Coding
• language difficulEes mean must lean more heavily on
visuals and incorporate less spoken or wriRen text

6. AcEve Processing
• remove unnecessary distracEons like
keyboard and mouse and employ a
touchscreen

7. Limited Capacity
• serious constraints to amount of informaEon that
can be processed

8. Poke!!