Research summaries for autism therapy: visual

definition of visual: Related to the eyes and seeing things. For example, visual cues are cues that can be seen.
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Change in Autism Classification with Early Intervention: Predictors and Outcomes, Summarized Sep 14, 2010

Children with autism who have decent receptive language skills are most likely to improve with early intervention.

This study looked at a wide range of factors that might result in a change in autism diagnosis after intervention. The study focused on groups of children whose autism changed or stayed stable after intervention. They then looked to see what types of children were most likely to change their autism status. They found that the child’s age, level of skills, and parents’ ages were not linked to changes in autism status. The authors found that those children who were improved post-intervention improved in both verbal and visual skills.

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Concept Mastery Routines to Teach Social Skills to Elementary Children with High Functioning Autism, Summarized Apr 13, 2010

Direct visual approaches to teach social skills may be very helpful for children with autism who are mainstreamed in elementary school.

Students with high functioning autism, in the absence of social skills training, who are placed in the classroom with neurotypical peers may have problems with normal behavior. The purpose of this study was to see if concept mastery routines could be used to enhance the social skills of children with high functioning autism. Concept mastery routines are a type of direct training of social skills that uses a visual method of teaching. The children were also given many chances to practice their social skills with their peers. All four students in this study showed improved social skills after the use of concept mastery routines.

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Case Report: Color as a Therapeutic Intervention, Summarized Dec 28, 2009

Colored lenses that filter out certain colors may help visual processing and reading skills for people with autism.

This case report describes a 10-year-old boy with autism who was sensitive to artificial lights, strobe lights, and reflected light. He also suffered headaches and nausea in response to certain colors of walls, food, and clothing. The authors allowed the child to choose a colored film that was placed over a page for him to read. He chose the color purple, and he was able to read faster right away with the purple overlay. He also said that he could see the words more clearly. When the boy wore glasses with purple tint all the time, he had fewer problems with headaches and nausea.

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Using Structured Work Systems to Promote Independence and Engagement for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Summarized Oct 29, 2009

TEACCH-structured work systems may help school children with autism learn to work independently.

The therapy program called the Treatment and Education of Autism and Communication-handicapped Children (TEACCH) is used in schools and special education programs to help children with autism. One part of TEACCH is using work systems to help children with autism gradually learn to do things themselves. Work systems are a visual system of organizing tasks and clearly showing what the child is asked to do. This article describes how work systems can be used in the classroom. Specific examples are discussed.

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Synonyms for visual include: vision, vision therapy
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