GIVES Conference 2026
Empower Autistic Students
with Innovative Technologies
赋能自闭症学生
创新技术助力包容教育
Craig Smith
The Universal Sandpit · theuniversalsandpit.org
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GIVES Conference 2026
赋能自闭症学生
创新技术助力包容教育
Craig Smith
The Universal Sandpit · theuniversalsandpit.org
Visit the Universal Sandpit →I am interested in how we can think differently about how we teach autistic students. I want to focus on the strengths of our students and use technology to empower them.
Some of the most important ways we teach autistic students — through visual supports, with executive functioning guidance — continue to evolve as technologies develop and expand.
我关注如何改变我们对自闭症学生教学方式的思考方式。我希望聚焦于学生的优势，并运用技术赋能他们。
我们教导自闭症学生的一些最重要方式——通过视觉支持和执行功能指导——随着技术的发展和扩展，仍在不断演变。
This is how I think technology can support gaps in our learning environments: if our children are in classrooms that are not always catering to their specific needs, it may be that technology can help with inclusive outcomes.
我认为技术能以这种方式填补学习环境的空白：当孩子们身处无法始终满足其特定需求的教室时，技术或许能助力实现包容性教育目标。
A child climbing a ladder designed well for them — the right support, the right fit.
第一幅图展示一个孩子正在攀爬专为其设计的梯子——合适的支持，正确的方式。
A child struggling to climb a ladder not designed for their needs.
第二幅图展示一个孩子正艰难攀爬非专为其设计的梯子。
Technology fills the gap — adapting the environment to meet each child's unique needs.
第三幅图展示技术如何弥补设计缺陷——调整环境以满足每个孩子的独特需求。
Autistic students described the difficulties they face at school:
Saggers, B., Klug, D., Harper-Hill, K., Ashburner, J., Costley, D., Clark, T., Bruck, S., Trembath, D., Webster, A., & Carrington, S. (2018). Australian autism educational needs analysis. Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism, Brisbane.
自闭症学生描述了他们在学校面临的困难：
Saggers, B., Klug, D., Harper-Hill, K., 等 (2018). 澳大利亚自闭症教育需求分析. 澳大利亚自闭症生活合作研究中心, 布里斯班.
The Universal Sandpit is a collection of AI tools designed specifically for inclusive schools. The tools are grouped into resources for teachers and tools designed for students — each one built to address the real challenges that autistic students face every day.
All tools are free to access at theuniversalsandpit.org
万象沙盘是一套专为包容性学校设计的人工智能工具集合。这些工具分为面向教师的资源和面向学生的工具——每一项都旨在解决自闭症学生每天面临的真实挑战。
所有工具均可在 theuniversalsandpit.org 免费获取
AI is no longer just about text conversations. We are entering an era where AI tools can interact with the physical world around us — seeing, analysing, and responding to real-world situations in real time.
This opens up entirely new possibilities for supporting students in the classroom and beyond.
AI不再仅仅是文字对话。我们正步入一个AI工具能够与周围物理世界互动的时代——实时看见、分析并响应现实世界的情境。
这为在课堂内外支持学生开辟了全新的可能性。
We best support our students when we recognise the diversity of each of them and provide technologies that are diverse and allow for personalisation unique to the needs of every individual student.
Just as biodiversity strengthens ecosystems, neurodiversity enriches our classrooms. Tools should bend and adapt to the student — not the other way around.
当我们认识到每个学生的独特性，并提供多样化的技术手段，使教学能够根据每位学生的个性化需求进行定制时，我们才能为学生提供最有效的支持。
正如生物多样性增强生态系统一样，神经多样性丰富了我们的课堂。技术工具应当适应学生，而不是让学生去适应工具。
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