Controlling and repeating the actions of cartoon characters over and over again reinforces the links between emotions and facial expressions in the kids’ minds. It’s like taking life and rewinding the parts of it that we don’t understand like a movie until we GET it… and only THEN moving on.
Invirtua Advisor Dana Stamos tells a story of a Nevada boy on the autism spectrum who learns the benefits of live animation from his speech-langauge therapist.
In 1997, at the request of Congress, the NIH formed its Autism Coordinating Committee (NIH/ACC) to enhance the quality, pace and coordination of efforts at the NIH.
Using video to communicate undesirable behavior and remediation has shown to be successful with children on the autism spectrum.
Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy has shown to be effective as well as individual cognitive behavior therapy for people on the autism spectrum.