The study will help inform initiatives that use digital networking technologies to improve the quality of life of autistic adults. The project runs from December 2020 to June 2023. For more details about the project and its phases please visitthe project page. ...
That started to change when they discovered Brick Club. Brick Club is a social initiative, part of the Brick-by-Brick program, that works to support autistic children through LEGO play. Set up by Play Included, with the support of the LEGO Foundation, it aims to help amazing children li...
In Study 1, autistic and neurotypical adults were asked to identify which location, on a grid of 36 potential locations, the experimenter was looking at on a series of discrete trials. All participants (both autistic and neurotypical) were able to effectively make line-of-...
The server caught the eye of Kate Ringland at the University of California, Irvine. She has spent 60 hours inside this virtual world, watching how the kids play and chat to one another. Ringland sees Autcraft as not just another online community, but as a tool that helps autistic child...
Autistic students and their parents should ask prospective colleges some key questions. Deciding where to attend college is challenging for any student, but autistic students may find the choice even harder. Moving to college means making new friends, living with a roommate and m...
I stayed with their father for more than 20 years believing that somehow I could make him feel loved enough to change. Over time, each of my children has drawn close to me for healing, and pulled away for the same reason. I am, after all, the one they hold responsible for the ...
A recent viral video of a group of pre-teen kids bullying and berating an elderly bus monitor showed us just how pervasive it is in society for children and teens to be rude and disrespectful to adults. Sadly, this kind of behavior from kids is everywhere, and it only seems to...
Sammie’s on a mission to make the world a better place – and she’s not stopping anytime soon Meet the girl building a brighter future for all Čítať ďalej How an autistic child built friendships using LEGO® bricks The Brick-by-Brick program helps uplift autistic children throug...
How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism演讲者:Stuart Duncan导读:自闭症又称为儿童孤独症,广泛性发育障碍的一种亚型,约有3/4的患儿伴有明显的精神发育迟滞。这种病发病原因尚不明确,所以在治疗上也有难度。四年前,“自闭症之父”--Stuart Du...
Moreover, in line with prior results29,30, we expected distances in the Passive Approach condition to be greater than in the Active Approach condition, among all age groups. Last, we hypothesized that individuals with more severe autistic traits and social anxiety levels would maintain greater ...