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Treating Autism: There's an App for That

Posted August 15, 2011 12:54 PM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

About one in every 110 children is diagnosed with autism, and new touchscreen applications offer help.

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CaptMoosie Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Red Hook, New York (Mid-Hudson River Valley) Posts: 4362 Good Answers: 179	#1 Re: Treating Autism: There's an App for That 08/16/2011 10:32 AM
	I don't think so....another electronic toy basically. As a Step-Father of two Autistic children for the past 11 years, one with severe Autism, OCD, and MR and the other with Asberger's Disease, OCD, and bi-polar, I firmly believe that early intervention and treatment is the answer...so is "special education" curriculum that's effective. __________________ "Veni, Vidi, Vici"; hendiatris attributed to Gaius Julius Caesar, 47 B.C.
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Baxter Guru Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 845 Good Answers: 8	#2 Re: Treating Autism: There's an App for That 08/17/2011 9:41 AM
	My cousin is autistic and when he's on a computer it seems to help out a lot. While you tube may not be the most constructive activity, he has to type in what he wants to see, thus practicing a necessary skill and a method of communication.
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