Google glass can be used to help give contextual information, in this case analyse the facial expressions of the people in front of you and notify them to the wearer, so they can learn to recognise them with practical examples and also helps them navigate the real world. Full article: Read more…
A group of students from the Kent Career Tech Center build a VR system to help autistic people train and learn on social interaction. They were finalists on the Samsung “Solve for Tomorrow” challenge Full article here: https://news.samsung.com/us/Kent-career-mi-2018sft-national-finalist/
Meghan Bogardus Cortez writes an interesting article citing multiple sources combining the idea of using tech for autism https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/08/3-ways-technology-can-help-students-autism
There is a very interesting paper from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism titled “The Use of Technology in Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders” At the end of the paper it links a set of websites to find apps for kids with special needs: Some websites for looking for apps include: Smart Read more…