ALARMS can be used to programme alerts and alarms at certain times of day to act as a reminder to the person with autism and/or intellectual disability. These alarms are shown using pictograms accompanied by sounded to attracted the users attention. There will also be a voice explaining a sequence of pictograms to help the user to know what to do.
The users tutor can create a range of alarms for different purposes: remembering when to take medication, announcing the transition between activities or places, wake-up calls, etc. In the pedagogical guide you can find help for dealing with this process which you can complement with your knowledge of autism and, above all, knowledge of the person for whom the support is going to be used.