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Categories Item #640 Minimum Cognitive Age Level: N/A Price: $ (Not Available) - CD (Can be installed on one computer at a time) $39 - Download (Can be installed on one computer at a time) $ (Not Available) - Classroom License CD (Can be installed on an unlimited number of computers as long as they are in the same physical classroom) Download Store - Free Trials and Purchases A picture is shown and the student has to choose whether it is in the category or not. Program Description The ability to categorize objects with similar characteristics is an essential building block for language development. Without the use of categorization, you may hear a sentence like "I'm going to the supermarket to buy milk, eggs, orange juice, cheese, butter, cereal, bread....." Instead of "I'm going to the supermarket to buy food". Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cognitively process information differently and find it more difficult to categorize objects. This app breaks down categorization into its simplest form. Many other apps present the student with 2 or 3 categories and the student has to choose which category the object belongs to. We feel that presenting more than one category at a time can be overwhelming. Our approach is to concentrate on only one category at a time. It first explains what the category is, and then ask the student if the object belongs to that category or not. The app contains vibrant pictures, music, and motivating rewards. The app is also switch accessible and supports both step scanning and auto-scanning.. Student data is recorded for each session to monitor progress. Settings are saved individually for each student. The program contains 298 items divided into the following 15 categories: Animals - 35 items Clothing - 25 items Food - 26 items Furniture - 29 items Money - 22 items Musical Instruments - 18 items Signs - 15 items Sports Items - 14 items Transportation - 14 items Numbers - 20 items Letters - 23 items Body Parts - 16 items Writing Instruments - 10 items Tools - 15 items Kitchen Items - 16 items Skills Introduced System Requirements Language Development Choice Making Windows Versions: Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP