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there seems to be a whole field of research and practice
dedicated to using robotics to aid autistic children. the AuRoRA Project is using
robotic toys to help autistic children with social skills. apparently, autistic
children are more comfortable with robots. autism organizations are offering robotics
courses for autistic children. Half-Life 2 facial expressions are used to help autistic children
learn how to recognize expressions. Yale's Social Robotics Lab is using humanoid
robots for the detection of vulnerabilities for autism in the first year of
life. there was a recent article in the ny times about a 49-year-old just
discovering that he is autistic. [via]
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