Virtual Peers Help Autistic Children Learn
Justine Cassell, professor of communication studies and electrical engineering and computer science, and director of Northwestern’s Center for Technology and Social Behavior recently presented a preliminary study on her work with autism at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Using data collected from studying six children with high-functioning autism aged 7 to 11 as they engaged in play during an hour-long session with a real-life child, and with a virtual peer named Sam, they found that children with autism produced more and more “contingent” sentences when they spoke with the virtual peer, while their sentences did not become increasingly contingent when they were paired with the real-life children.
The Sibling Support Project
A national effort dedicated to the life-long concerns of brothers and sisters of people who have special health, developmental, or mental health concerns. One of their more well known educational activities is Sibshops.
Nationwide Children's Hospital's Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
In addition to more intensive efforts, they also offer workshops modeled after the Sibling Support Project.
My Autistic Boy and Other Adventures in Fatherhood
As you can tell from the title, this is not about an autistic girl and her mother's adventures.
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