The potential of virtual reality in social skills training for people with autistic spectrum disorders.

BACKGROUND: People with autism experience profound and pervasive difficulties in the social domain. Attempts to teach social behaviours tend to adopt either a behavioural or a 'theory of mind' (ToM) approach. The beneficial aspects and limitations of both paradigms are summarized before an examinati...

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Published in:Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 430 - 444
Main Authors: Parsons S, Mitchell P
Format: review Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2002
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