Tag: Autism
Shortening the path to diagnosis
An interdisciplinary research group in Graz looked for biomarkers that could already provide indications during the first year of life of developmental disorders such as fragile X syndrome, which are still detected (too) late. The researchers analysed early-childhood vocalisation and movement patterns of children with a definite diagnosis. Continue reading “Shortening the path to diagnosis”
Smart objects for people with autism
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group of the Vienna University of Technology examined new roles for digital technology in the life of children with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs). They co-operated closely with the children so as to be guided by their ideas and lifeworlds. Continue reading “Smart objects for people with autism”