Information and communication technologies (ICT) are essential in classrooms to produce significant improvements in children's reading skills (identification of letters, words and sentences) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research conducted by Hagiwara and Smith Myles (1999) concluded that visual cues used to explain social stories help children understand the meaning behind the text. Howley and Arnold (2005) reflect how a presented social story can be key to the success of intervention used to improve literacy in children with autism. For younger children, having the freedom to explore and reflect on the effectiveness of their actions through a combination of sensory and cognitive processing results in developmentally appropriate uses of ICT. The use of technology to support the Social Story approach can have several benefits, including the use of visual information to enhance meaning as many children with autism are visual learners Grandin, Dawe (2006). This essay will discuss the use of modern multimedia programs to teach language, emotion recognition, or social skills to people with ASD. It is based on a study (Williams, Wright, Callaghan, & Coughlan, 2002) that suggests that computer-based instructional programs can be highly motivating and effective for improving receptive vocabulary acquisition for children with ASD. Furthermore, consider that the use of ICT can cause stress and isolation in children with ASD and, when used as an integrative component based on individual requirements, social stories and ICT can improve literacy in children with ASD. Language may be delayed or impaired in individuals with ASD (APA, 2000). Many interventions for this population focus on the development of v...... middle of paper ......uge, InterMedia, Oslo, Norway.Soenksen and Alper, 2006 D. Soenksen, S. Alper Teaching a Child small appropriately attract the attention of peers using a social story intervention Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 21 (1) (2006), pp. 36–44Wainer, Allison L. “Using Innovative Computer Technologies to Teach Social Communication to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Autism Spectrum Disorders Research, 5(1), p. 96.Wendy Keay-Bright and Imogen Howarth From the issue entitled "Special Issue on Autism and Technology" Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Volume 16, Number 2 (2012), 129-141, DOI: 10.1007/s00779-011-0381-5Williams et al., 2002 C. Williams, B. Wright, G. Callaghan, B. Coughlan Do children with autism learn to read more easily through computer-assisted instruction or traditional book methods? Autism, 6 (2002), pp. 71–91