Through classic games, students can learn how to take turns, collaborate, and solve problems—skills that will serve them well ...
Communicating with others is one of the biggest difficulties for autistic children. Asking for help, initiating social interaction and sharing their emotions become skills that require learning ...
About 1 in every 160 children globally has autism spectrum disorder. In the US, the rate is nearly triple, likely due to diagnostic and reporting differences. The developmental disability is often ...
Researchers say they have more evidence that an at-home intervention using Google Glass boosts socialization and learning in kids with autism. A study looking at 71 children on the spectrum ages 6 to ...
In my role as editor-in-chief for a scholarly journal, I recently received a letter criticizing intervention research on improving social skills in children with an autism spectrum disorder. Normally, ...
"PEERS® is an evidence-based social skills program. During each group, teens are taught important social skills and they practice these skills in session during socialization activities. Parents ...
For people on the autism spectrum, having a social life can be challenging. According to VeryWell Health, some people lack the necessary social skills, like making eye contact or responding to ...
A learning aid that can be incorporated into Google Glass and accessed with the help of a smartphone app is showing promise in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a small ...
Autism is what is known as a spectrum condition, meaning it affects individuals in different ways. Adults and children with autism have challenges in behavior, social skills, verbal and non-verbal ...
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder are given hope as a new drug shows promise in enhancing patients' empathy and social skills. Two new unrelated studies demonstrate that regulating the pathway of ...
Service dogs have been found to be of great help to autistic children, promoting social interaction and enhancing safety.