by Gary Lavan | Apr 2, 2018 | Autism, Social Stories
April 2nd 2018 is World Autism Awareness day. Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are defined as neurological conditions or a spectrum of difficulties that affect social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour. Each person can experience different symptoms...
by Gary Lavan | May 10, 2009 | Autism
The University of Hertfordshire is currently developing a robot with artifical skin as a tool to help teach children with autism how to communicate and improve social skills. The robot, KASPAR, is described as a child-sized humanoid robot, and is being used in the...
by Gary Lavan | May 4, 2009 | Autism
For some time now family and twin studies have indicated a genetic influence on Autism. It may well be that the autism spectrum disorders have environmental as well as genetic influences, but if we are able to detail the genetics, we may be better placed to diagnose,...
