The Use of Computer-Assisted Instruction as an Instructional Tool to Teach Social Stories to Individuals Who Have Been Diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum

This article discusses the use of computer-assisted instruction(CAI) to teach Social Stories as a method of positively affecting the socialunderstanding and behaviors of learners who have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum.As the diagnosis rate for those with ASD continues to rise along with the practice ofincluding these learners in the general education environment, there is an increasingneed to identify evidence-based practices that focus on the acquisition and remediationof social-communication skills, social skills, and social competence. A variety ofstrategies have been developed and implemented to remediate deficits in these areas. Theuse of CAI is an approach that has been proven to accommodate both the needs and thevisual learning styles of these learners