A study led by Yale researchers found significant improvements in the social skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) after a month of working with robots. Modeling eye contact and other ...

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 ...

Simcoe County District School Board offering variety of programs for students with developmental profile consistent with ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Several toys and games available this holiday season provide more than just fun for children dealing with autism spectrum disorders. Families shopping for holiday gifts have ...

Lab at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has received a $755,000 grant from Proof Positive, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the well-being of the autism community. The grant ...

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, ...

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 ...

Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 54, No. 2 (June 2019), pp. 132-146 (15 pages) One of the interventions, of which effectiveness in the teaching of social skills ...

Service dogs have been found to be of great help to autistic children, promoting social interaction and enhancing safety.