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[Anonymous No.]

Technology Helps Autistic Children with Social Skills

http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/10/24/technology-helps-autistic-children-with-social-skills/30648..
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>During sessions in the virtual environment, primary school children experiment with different social scenarios, allowing the researchers to compare their reactions with those they display in real-world situations.

>Researchers believe the virtual environment and an increased ability to manage their own behavior enables a child to concentrate on following a virtual character’s gaze or to focus on a pointing gesture, thus developing the skills vital for good communication and effective learning.

>Porayska-Pomsta said: “Since autistic children have a particular affinity with computers, our research shows it may be possible to use digital technology to help develop their social skills.

>“The beauty of it is that there are no real-world consequences, so children can afford to experiment with different social scenarios without real-world risks,” she added.

I am going to try to post this everyday to remind you guys to play VN everyday!

[Anonymous No.]

Sometimes I like to pretend I'm playing a Saten-san VN. We help each other out and fall in love. Saten-san is the biggest influence in my life and she has steered me in the right direction.

[Anonymous No.]

My life would be a lot better if I had a Saten-san to call my own ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

They have to come up with a replacing term now that "autistic" is being widely used for describing anything. Newfriends are starting to mistake it for the proper use and they'll grossly misunderstand things like that article.