Can Video Games Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum?Villines, Zawn
But Lee, who helped develop an app that encouragespeople with autism to be more active, said there are limits to how much good games can do. "Activevideogames and gamified fitness apps are a creative way to reduce prolonged sedentary time especially in physically inactive individuals, but they...
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"We have been developing robots that can chat while watching TV together, and interaction technology that creates empathy, in order to realize a partner robot that can live together with people in their daily life," Masayuki Kanbara, one of the researchers who carried out the study, told Tech...
Kelli Dunlap, a clinical psychologist who has a master’s in game design, says video games can help people living with mental illness by providing a way to relax, connect with others and feel competent. “We know that games are exceptionally good at helping us feel like our decisions matter...
Dr. Cross added, "Autism comes with several stigmas, and that can lead to people being met with judgment or disdain. We also hear from lots of families who have concerns about whether teenagers with autism are spending too much time playing things like video games. A lot of the time, th...
The recent announcement of Endeavor, an FDA-approved video game for the treatment of ADHD, by the digital medicine company Akili changes our way of thinking about the use of technology to help kids with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. We can now consider how video games can improve...
The world can be a very noisy place. But for the neurodivergent — people with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and sensory needs — the cacophony can be uncomfortable and often excruciating. Daily stimuli such as loud sounds, lights, voices, or even the rabble of a coffee shop can be difficul...
The game developed for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line was intended to help agents sell cruises to people who are new to cruising, which requires an agent to know the options available that would appeal to young, single customers or to those traveling with children. ...
Through her work as a clinical psychologist 15 years ago, Micah Mazurek first became interested in understanding the role of technology in the lives of teens and adults on the autism spectrum. At the time,online gamingwas growing in popularity, and many of the teens she worked with were espec...