by Gary Lavan | Nov 25, 2014 | Language
Research, funded by Autism Speaks, indicates that children with autism who are minimally verbal can learn to speak later than previously thought, and iPads are playing an increasing role in making that happen. A researcher at Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 23, 2014 | Multi-Sensory Approaches
A team of researchers from Cambridge University have demonstrated that whereas synaesthesia only occurred in 7.2% of typical individuals, it occurred in 18.9% of people with autism. Synaesthesia describes the experience of a ‘mixing of the senses’, for example, seeing...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 19, 2014 | Uncategorised
The TEACCH Autism Program started in 1972 as part of the University of North Carolina. TEACCH stands for Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children. It was developed as a system of university-based regional centres to serve children,...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorised
The findings of a recent study are challenging the prevailing notion in the field that the brains of people with autism may be lacking in neural connections. Autism spectrum disorder is a neuro-developmental condition affecting an estimated 1 in 88 children. The...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 12, 2014 | Multi-Sensory Approaches
A recent study, using a randomised controlled trial design, has provided the first research evidence that sensory integration therapy can provide measurable improvements in daily function in children with autism. Sensory integration is widely used in practice but has...
