Autism and robots

Med Journal Watch has an interesting article on the use of robots in teaching autistic children to interact with others.

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Autism Journal contents, May issue

Most of the following articles are available free in abstract form only to ordinary readers.

A new issue of Autism has been made available:

1 May 2007; Vol. 11, No. 3

URL: http://aut.sagepub.com/content/vol11/issue3/?etoc

Editorial
Dermot Bowler
Autism 2007;11 203-204

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/3/203?etoc

Pilot study of a parent training program for young children with autism:
The PLAY Project Home Consultation program
Richard Solomon, Jonathan Necheles, Courtney Ferch and David Bruckman
Autism 2007;11 205-224

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/205?etoc

Nature of motor imitation problems in school-aged boys with autism: A motor or a cognitive problem?
Marleen Vanvuchelen, Herbert Roeyers, and Willy De Weerdt
Autism 2007;11 225-240

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/225?etoc

Evidence against poor semantic encoding in individuals with autism
Andrew J.O. Whitehouse, Murray T. Maybery, and Kevin Durkin
Autism 2007;11 241-254

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/241?etoc

Memory and generativity in very high functioning autism: A firsthand account, and an interpretation
Jill Boucher
Autism 2007;11 255-264

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/255?etoc

Face processing in children with autism: Effects of stimulus contents and type
Leslie L. Speer, Anne E. Cook, William M. McMahon, and Elaine Clark
Autism 2007;11 265-277

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/265?etoc

Lack of evidence for increased genetic loading for autism among families of affected females: A replication from family history data in two large samples
Robin P. Goin-Kochel, Anna Abbacchi, John N. Constantino, and Autism Genetic Resource Exchange Consortium
Autism 2007;11 279-286

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/279?etoc

Book review: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Frequently Asked Questions by Shira Richman. London: Jessica Kingsley, 2006. ISBN 1843108259. $19.95 pbk. 220 pp
Carrie Roylance
Autism 2007;11 287-288

http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/3/287?etoc

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