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Use of Computer-Assisted Technologies (CAT) to Enhance Social, Communicative, and Language Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Ploog, Bertram O.; Scharf, Alexa; Nelson, DeShawn; Brooks, Patricia J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Major advances in multimedia computer technology over the past decades have made sophisticated computer games readily available to the public. This, combined with the observation that most children, including those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), show an affinity to computers, has led researchers to recognize the potential of computer…
Descriptors: Computers, Autism, Language Acquisition, Theory of Mind
Avatar Assistant: Improving Social Skills in Students with an ASD through a Computer-Based Intervention
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Hopkins, Ingrid Maria; Gower, Michael W.; Perez, Trista A.; Smith, Dana S.; Amthor, Franklin R.; Wimsatt, F. Casey; Biasini, Fred J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This study assessed the efficacy of "FaceSay," a computer-based social skills training program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This randomized controlled study (N = 49) indicates that providing children with low-functioning autism (LFA) and high functioning autism (HFA) opportunities to practice attending to eye gaze,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Development