Autism support for students and employees

Autism is a spectrum of differences affecting communication, and sensory and information processing.

Everway’s software provides autism support. Our tools help reduce anxiety, support communication and enable autistic learners and employees to understand and be understood, through all stages of education and into the workplace.

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Autism software for students and children

Supporting autistic learners means providing low-stress, customizable tools that reduce anxiety and help students learn in a way that suits them. 

Our education solutions work across subjects and grade levels, supporting communication, sensory preferences and independent learning.

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With Read&Write literacy tool, autistic students can read, write and understand in a way that suits them. 

Key autism support features:

  • Text-to-Speech means students can hear text read aloud
  • Picture Dictionary presents information in a visual way
  • Dictionary and Vocabulary List help clarify language and build vocabulary
  • Customizable features mean students can work in a way best suited for their sensory and information processing needs
  • Screen Masking helps reduce distractions and increase focus
  • Writing tools help students express their ideas with clarity and confidence

Read&Write logo

With Read&Write literacy tool, autistic students can read, write and understand in a way that suits them. 

Key autism support features:

  • Text-to-Speech means students can hear text read aloud
  • Picture Dictionary presents information in a visual way
  • Dictionary and Vocabulary List help clarify language and build vocabulary
  • Customizable features mean students can work in a way best suited for their sensory and information processing needs
  • Screen Masking helps reduce distractions and increase focus
  • Writing tools help students express their ideas with clarity and confidence

Autism support for adults in the workplace

Autistic adults can face demands in the workplace that make communication, sensory processing, and organisation more difficult, from unspoken social rules to changing schedules. 

Everway tools help remove these barriers, so autistic employees can work in ways that suit them, show their strengths, and take part fully in their roles and career growth.

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Everway for Work

Everway for Work brings together Read&Write, MindView and Tasks to provide comprehensive workplace support for autistic employees. Unlock potential with support for reading, writing, planning and predictability in one seamless solution.

Read&Write for Work offers audio and visual support to assist with reading and writing.

Employees can hear written information read aloud with Text-to-Speech, use Screen Masking to improve focus and Highlighters to collect ideas.

Customizable settings allow individuals to adjust tools to match their sensory and processing preferences.

MindView helps reduce overwhelm by turning ideas into clear visual maps and step-by-step outlines, making planning and written work easier to structure.

Visual organization supports non-linear thinking patterns and provides clarity about project structure and relationships between ideas.

Tasks supports predictability by breaking work into clear, prioritized tasks with consistent reminders, helping employees stay organized and reduce anxiety.

Employees see exactly what needs their attention with clear structure and regular patterns.

Why autism accommodations matter

Providing autism support tools isn’t about changing people. It’s about reducing unnecessary barriers in environments built around neurotypical ways of communicating and processing information. 

When autistic learners and employees have the right software in place, they can spend less energy navigating the system and more time learning, contributing, and showing what they can do.

Research shows that effective adjustments support stronger learning outcomes, higher productivity at work, and greater confidence. The right technology helps make neuroinclusion real by making sure differences in communication, sensory needs, and information processing do not limit participation or potential.

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Providing autism support tools isn’t about changing people. It’s about reducing unnecessary barriers in environments built around neurotypical ways of communicating and processing information. 

When autistic learners and employees have the right software in place, they can spend less energy navigating the system and more time learning, contributing, and showing what they can do.

Research shows that effective adjustments support stronger learning outcomes, higher productivity at work, and greater confidence. The right technology helps make neuroinclusion real by making sure differences in communication, sensory needs, and information processing do not limit participation or potential.

Child smiling while pointing to a flashcard during a classroom learning activity.

What sets Everway apart

Resources for supporting autistic learners and employees

Learn more about creating neuroinclusive environments and using assistive technology, with our autism insights and resources.

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Autism support FAQs

Assistive technology for autistic people offers predictable, consistent tools that can reduce anxiety and support different ways of processing information. Text-to-Speech software like Read&Write lowers the effort needed to read written text and gives reliable access to information. Visual communication tools such as SymbolStix Prime help make expectations clear and offer other ways to express ideas that do not depend on speaking or writing. Customizable interfaces let people adjust colours, layouts, and settings to suit their sensory needs, helping reduce overwhelm from bright visuals or unexpected changes.

Organisational tools also support planning and focus. Visual mind maps in MindView and clear task lists in Tasks help people see what needs attention and when. Together, these tools support more independent learning and work, without the need to constantly navigate unclear social rules. What matters most across all autism support tools is consistency. When systems behave the same way every time, they reduce cognitive load and make it easier to focus on learning, contribution, and progress.

Effective workplace autism accommodations include assistive technology for communication and organization, predictable systems that reduce anxiety about changing expectations, clear visual organization of information and tasks, and tools that support both consuming and producing information in preferred formats. Everway for Work provides integrated solutions that address these needs.

Autistic adults benefit from the same types of assistive technology as children, though workplace contexts may require additional features like professional task management, structured communication support and integration with business software. Our technology is designed to help people understand and be understood, in all environments, throughout their lives.

A modification is a change to content and expectations, whilst accommodations change how students or employees access that content or demonstrate knowledge. Autism software like Read&Write provides accommodations by offering alternative pathways for processing information and communicating while maintaining the same standards and learning objectives.

Autism can affect reading and writing in different ways, and no two people experience this in the same way. Some autistic people find reading comprehension harder, especially when text relies on implied meaning, emotional cues, or social context. Figurative language, idioms, and abstract ideas can also be difficult when language is taken literally.

In writing, organizing ideas into clear structure, judging audience expectations, or shifting tone for different situations can take extra effort. Sensory sensitivities may make long periods of reading or writing uncomfortable, and differences in motor planning can affect handwriting or typing. At the same time, many autistic people show real strengths in reading and writing, including strong vocabulary, precise use of language, close attention to detail, and deep knowledge in areas of interest.

Technology such as Read&Write helps by reducing processing effort through text-to-speech, offering structured support for writing, and creating predictable, consistent experiences. The focus is not on fixing difficulties, but on recognising different ways of processing language and providing tools that support those differences while building on individual strengths.

If your child experiences challenges with communication, sensory processing, social interaction or information processing, they may benefit from autism support tools. Formal assessment by qualified professionals can identify autism, but assistive technology can support any learner experiencing these challenges regardless of formal diagnosis.

No. Comprehensive autism support addresses communication, sensory processing, information processing, organization and independence. Everway's solutions support the full range of learning and workplace demands that autistic students and employees encounter across education and workplace settings.

Our products work wherever you do, on multiple platforms. Our software integrates seamlessly with commonly used platforms in schools and workplaces, including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, web browsers, learning management systems like Canvas and Schoology, and communication tools like Microsoft Teams. Our solutions work across Windows computers, Macs, Chromebooks, iOS devices and Android tablets.