The TeachTown computer network cannot do everything a behavior therapist does, but it can teach children with autism social skills. And then there's the cost - therapists can be expensive and difficult to access. TeachTown is subscription-based software that allows children to log on from home/school to work on exercises to improve cognitive problems. "To begin work, a student moves through an online town, clicking on icons of red, yellow and blue houses, a playground or a zoo to begin exercises." Best of all, the child's parents, therapists, and teachers can log in to follow the child's progress.
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