Education Week - Jack Ursitti - Virtual Education Targets Rise of Autism (53 images)

Jack Ursitti, age 7, photographed in his home in Dover, Mass., on Monday, July 25, 2011. Jack uses an iPad both for leisure activities, such as listening to music and looking at photos of his family, and for educational activities. Jack has been diagnosed with autism. After school at his home, Jack works with his teacher and a therapist to do educational and independent leisure activities.

Jack received an iPad for Christmas, according to his mother Judith Ursitti. "I...
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Jack Ursitti, age 7, photographed in his home in Dover, Mass., on Monday, July 25, 2011. Jack uses an iPad both for leisure activities, such as listening to music and looking at photos of his family, and for educational activities. Jack has been diagnosed with autism. After school at his home, Jack works with his teacher and a therapist to do educational and independent leisure activities.

Jack received an iPad for Christmas, according to his mother Judith Ursitti. "I wanted mine back," said Judith. She had gotten an iPad for her birthday in 2010, and Jack used it constantly. "There's something intuitive about it," said Judith. In the beginning it was just a distraction, "but now we're moving to use it for an educational purpose," she said.

Jack Ursitti wears a small GPS ankle bracelet at all times in case he runs off from his family or caretakers. The device will be activated if he goes missing, allowing police and other searchers to find him.

photos by M. Scott Brauer for Education Week

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/08/24/01edtech-autism.h31.html
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