Photo: Drawing children in pre-school; Copyright: PantherMedia/OMG Images

Teaching group work to students with autism

22/11/2019

Children with autism have an obvious disadvantage in starting and carrying meaningful conversations with their peers. A study with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder showed that through a structured protocol of group work with typical peers these children were able to increase significantly their social interactions.
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Photo: Young child having MEG brain scan whilst interacting with mum; Copyright: Prof. Rebeccah Slater

New 'bike helmet' style brain scanner used with children for first time

18/11/2019

A new wearable 'bike helmet' style brain scanner, that allows natural movement during scanning, has been used in a study with young children for the first time. This marks an important step towards improving our understanding of brain development in childhood.
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Photo: Study participants Johnathon DiFusco and his mother Susan Freeman together with Elisa Cruz-Torres (in the back); Copyright: Florida Atlantic University

Teens with autism can master daily living skills when using video-prompting

08/11/2019

As adults, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be highly dependent on family members or assistance programs for their day-to-day living needs. Research has shown that people with ASD are strong visual learners. With technological advances, devices such as smart phones and tablets have become more portable and ultimately, accessible to caregivers.
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Photo: Example of gaze fixation points; Copyright: Ben-Gurion University

Tracking gaze patterns might help detecting autism

01/11/2019

Measuring children's gaze patterns as they watch movies of social interactions is a reliable way to accurately identify nearly half of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases, according to a new study just published in Autism Research by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.
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Photo: Employees at Starbucks Signing Store selling coffee in ASL; Copyright: Joshua Trujillo | Starbucks Stories

Accessibility as the basis of an inclusive shopping experience concept

04/02/2019

While some people count shopping among their hobbies, people with disabilities are often not quite as excited about shopping. REHACARE.com has researched and listed some easy ways for supermarkets to facilitate a more relaxed and calmer shopping experience for people on the autism spectrum and reveals where you can order coffee drinks in sign language.
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