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Teens with autism learn to code, design apps
While the impact of technology on teens has its pros and cons in terms of social media bullying and video game violence, the educational and social benefits for those on the autism spectrum are unprecedented.
“Things in an abstract aren’t good for them [kids on the autism spectrum],” Beth Rosenberg, founder of Tech Kids Unlimited told Fox News. “Even the way we speak, we can speak very abstractly, using too much slang and lingo. But with a computer the code is very black and white, it’s a language and once you learn it, it never changes, it’s always the same.”
The Brooklyn-based non-profit internship program teaches teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other learning or social challenges a variety of technical and work-related skills. Benjamin Prud’ homme, 19, is enrolled in the program and is learning how to become a producer of digital media.
“I’ve been deeply interested in technology for my entire life and I just found it fascinating to just delve into the inner workings of computers, hardware and software," Prud’ homme, who has autism, told Fox News .
The program may not be as recognized as a top tech company in Silicon Valley, but Tech Kids Unlimited sets their interns up with real client projects that they can get paid for.
“Right now they’re working with a mixture of Photoshop, Illustrator and Pop,” Melody Loveless, a teacher and creative technology and community producer at Tech Kids Unlimited told Fox News. “They’ve done two projects with Adobe Premiere, which is pretty impressive, they’ve made one trailer and they’ve also edited a video series of tutorials on technology.”
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