Brian Muller at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a “novel “deep-pressure” vest which can also be used for adults with mental illness, delivers a “portable hug” called deep pressure touch stimulation (DPTS).
“People with developmental disorders and mental illness are often overwhelmed in everyday environments such as school and the workplace, and solutions available […]
The FaceSay™ Program was developed by researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham and a company, called Symbionica, LLC to help children “with autism learn how to recognize facial expressions.”
The game uses simulation and real life images of people to assist in the teaching process. The researchers tested their software on children with Asperger’s Syndrome […]
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This new browser is designed especially for the child with ASD and has lots of interesting features. The company that created this web browser is the one who created the Internet browser Kidz CD (available www.kidzcd.com for children of all ages and types.
Anyway, check it out and let us know what you think of […]
A new portable computer called a Palmtop is one of a growing number of portable communication devices giving the ability to communicate to children with autism. The inability to communicate has been known to contribute to behavior issues that parent’s and children with autism struggle. The Palmtop has the ability to predict words allowing […]