Treatment Program Uses Ipods to Teach Kids with Asperger's How to Fit In
Sunday Gazette-Mail › August 03, 2009
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MINNEAPOLIS - Sue Pederson knows that the teenage boys in her treatment program have trouble making conversation. They may not know what to talk about; or once they get started, when to shut up.
That's one of the striking features of people with Asperger's syndrome: They struggle with the social skills that come so naturally to others.See the full content of this document
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Treatment Program Uses Ipods to Teach Kids with Asperger's How to Fit In
But about a year ago, Pederson, a psychologist, and her colleagues at the Fraser Child & Family Center in Minneapolis found a new way to reach these students - right through their headphones.
They're using iPods, which play music and videos, to teach them how to...See the full content of this document
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