Digital Visual Support for Pre-School Students with Autism: Challenges and Supporting Tools

Abstract

Every year, more students are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The key purpose of this article is to focus on the challenges surrounding digital visual support and the support tools utilised in the classroom for preschool students with autism. Various tools have been introduced to improve academic and non-academic skills in students with autism. However, the interventions are focused on older students with autism and the emphasis is on academic skills, making it challenging to implement digital visual support. It would be beneficial to have supporting tools for numerous visual support applications that are made accessible locally and globally, with an emphasis on pre-schoolers with autism. In this article, suggestions are made to advance and change the paradigm in education research for students with autism. This research hopes to enhance interventions for students with autism and offer valuable insights to special education teachers, parents, and other stakeholders, thereby fostering positive outcomes in the future.