Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Utah University, Google Team Up for Autism

These days, we hear a lot about the disorder of autism, but researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilizing an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, computers and other electronic media.
One of the program participants is 12-year-old Christopher Charles, who was diagnosed with what's now known as high-functioning autism when he was 18 months old. His parents started him in therapies early on, but hadn't found something that seemed to hold Christopher's interest or accommodate his behaviors.

2 comments:

  1. Wow! What amazing research! It is so important to focus on the strengths and abilities of kids!!

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    1. You are so right. Why would anyone want to be identified with anything but a strength. Thanks for your comment Laura.

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