Researchers
at Vanderbilt University have designed Russell the robot (background).
It helps teach kids with autism, like this young boy, how to imitate
people and to interact with them.
Vanderbilt University
13 comments:
Liza
said...
What a cool article! It's very sad that one in every 68 kids in America will be impacted with Autism by age 18. I never knew that autistic kids had trouble interacting with and looking at other people, but felt much more comfortable with objects. For example, some of those objects could be things like drains or robots, as is in Matthew Shumaker's case. I found it extremely interesting that instead of a healthy diet helping Matthew with this disease, it was actually more healing when he visited the play therapist, who would intereact with the boy and also find new ways of connecting him to the outside world of people. In conclusion, I was very intrigued by this common disease and how it can make such a huge impact on children.
That was a very interesting article! However it is depressing that one of every 68 kids will be impacted with Autism by age 18. On the other hand, it was a topic that I have barely scratched the surface of, so I learned a lot about it, like how some people with autism have trouble interacting and looking at other people. It's great that there is people trying to help kids with Autism like this young boy Matthew. I would give this a 9.5 out of 10 rating overall. After reading this I feel more hopeful that kids with Autism can be taken care of and taught how to overcome this disease.
I think that this was a really good article. Even though 1 out of every 68 children in America get Autism by the age of 18, it is reallt great how they can get help and be taught different things. I think that it was a really good idea to make a robot to help children with Autism. I also think it is very interesting how more and more children have become Autistic over the past 2 years. In the article, they explained that scientists can help rewire children's brains between 18 months and 30 months. I think that this is very good because this can help children greatly and their Autism might not be as bad. I also think it is very interesting how children like to interect with computers and technology more than to interact with people. This is very interesting. I think the reason for this is because they probably like doing real life things on computers than doing it in real life. I would rate this article a 10 out of 10 because it had great explanations and had a massive amount of information.
This was a really interesting article. It does seem odd that the number of children with autism seems to have increased, but it is good that we are finding a way to treat it. Based on their theory that researchers are getting better at catching autism, there is a possiblity that for many years kids have had autism without anyone ever noticing anything except for their strange behavior. However, an article I looked at said that autism also has a little to do with the environment the child is in (exposure to chemicals, medicine, vaccination, illness, etc.). This could be proven true by the fact that even identical twins don't always both have autism. I wonder if some environmental issue is causing the latest spike in the number of children with autism. I also thought that it was really interesting that children with autism interact with a predictable computer better than humans because another article about autism that I saw suggested that such children do not like sudden action or shocks. For example, many believe that they do not like noises, smells, lights, or temperature changes, not so much for dislike of these things, but for the surprise that they bring. It is really fascinating but simple to just get the child into a session where he or she just interacts with humans and discovers how to play with humans. I guess that the robot that they use is good to teach them the basics and help them understand the sort of things that they need to know, but I think that ultimately the child should also interact with humans. I think that not being able to speak could be really depressing, but it's great to know that autistic kids can express themselves. Overall, I think that this is a great article and that scientists should really continue their studies on autism.
I thought that this article was interesting. It's great that people are finding ways to help autism. The article said that the brain after treatment looked more like a regular brain. After extended treatment, could it ever look completely like a regular brain? Also, in Carly's case, she can barely speak at all. Would this treatment also help her speak or is it just helpful for social skills? If it did, would the treatment help her, or is she too old? Also, is the robot found to be more helpful, because objects are more relatable to for autistic kids, or is the real doctor, parent, or teacher more helpful? Anyway, I thought this was a great article and I hope to research autism more.
The article was very good, but I don't get why objects bother autistic people less then people do. I mean, a robot interacts, yet it's and object and somehow someone autistic is OK with that but not flesh and blood? I have many question about autism. I already knew many of the things that were stated in this article, but not all of them. The amount of autistic kids is to great for me to believe, I actually don't believe it and think the studies are flawed. I see hows it's possible but one other things, if so many people are autistic then it doesn't seem like a disease. It's like an eye color, it's rare-ish , but to common to be a disease. Perhaps the definition will prove that autism can no longer can be called a brain disorder. Anyway, those are my thoughts.
I found this blog as well as the video and links very illuminating. I am embarrassed to say (write? post?) that I never fully understood the symptoms of autism. I have observed, though, that as the article said, people with Autism Spectrum Disorders are placed on a scale, so to speak, that determines their level of mental disability.
Here are some links with additional info on autism...if you are interested. Temple Grandin Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds Autism in General: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum
The article mentioned many autism spectrum disorders but did not mention that of autistic savant. An autistic savant is someone who is practically superhuman in means of calculation, photographic memory, musical abilities, e.t.c, but who has severe trouble with communication. An example of an autistic savant is the character of Raymond played by Dustin Hoffman in the classic movie, Rainman. Here is a link about autistic savants: http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/05/10-most-fascinating-savants-in-the-world/
It's very sad that the 1 in 68 kids in America will be impacted with Autism by age 18. It' strange how kids with Autism aren't very comfortable with people, but love objects, and how they play with objects (sometimes in a strange way) such as robots or...drains? It's very nice that all these researchers are looking for a way to decrease the effects that Autism has on kids by using things that the kids seem to like, such as augmented reality, and robots, in order to practice social skills and other skills. It really does seem odd that autism numbers have increased rapidly (I'm scared), and I actually read somewhere that in 2050, it is possible that 1 in 5 children may have autism (by this, I mean a mild form of autism). This article was really interesting and it taught me a lot about autism.
I thought this article was great. Firstly, I would like to answer Sam's questions to the best of my ability. Although many people have been diagnosed with autism, it does not mean that every one of them has an extreme case. They mentioned the spectrum.You may have an A in a class, but not a one-hundred percent. Some children just show signs of autism. As for the article, I really liked it, like I mentioned earlier. I thought that it was great to hear about a new discovery, but I though that this was already known. I have seen signs that say: a sign of autism is avoiding eye contact. I would also like to bring up the topic of the date of an article. After checking the date that this article was written, I realized that this was written almost a month ago. It might not be fully accurate because of this. Also, I would like to tell Erica that children don't just "get" autism, you are born with it. One thing that I find amazing is the amount of children with autism has increased. Angela mentioned it being odd that the amount of people with autism has increased. Well, you get autism when antibodies attack the brain inappropriately. There are other ways, but scientists and physicians are still not sure how it works. Maybe the amount of antibodies attacking the brain has increased. I wondered if this was genetic, and it turns out that autism usually runs in families. If so, there of course would be growth. If one man had three kids, and all of them had autism, they would continue to make kids, and a lot of them would have autism. I believe that this number will continue to increase, but hopefully, we will be able to find a cure.
I think that this article was depressing because not many people treat kids or adults with any disabilities well. I find that making a robot to help kids with autism is an amazing scientific discovery. Hopefully, this will help with kids diagnosed with autism. Maybe, scientists can find a way to stop kids from having disabilities. Autism is not horrible because it makes people who they are. My uncle has a disability and ha many friends that have autism. My mother and I think that people with autism tend to be very smart, but are delayed. In conclusion, I think that while people might think that autism is bad it shapes the children into wonderful men and women.
This article was really sad and interesting. It is very sad that one in every 68 kids in America will be affected by Autism. That is only America. There are 6 more continents that kids can be effected by Autism. At my Hebrew School, one of my classmates is Autistic and I feel really bad for him. It is hard for him to focus in class and he has to have someone come with him to class. I can't imagine what it would be like to be Autistic, to not be able to express my emotions as easily as I can now. It is a really cool that kids with Autism have an easier time talking to robots than. Since brain works differently than mine, I guess that's why it is easier for them to talk to robots. Before I read this article, i thought Autism was when kids couldn't focus, but know I realize it is also that they can't communicate like me
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What a cool article! It's very sad that one in every 68 kids in America will be impacted with Autism by age 18. I never knew that autistic kids had trouble interacting with and looking at other people, but felt much more comfortable with objects. For example, some of those objects could be things like drains or robots, as is in Matthew Shumaker's case. I found it extremely interesting that instead of a healthy diet helping Matthew with this disease, it was actually more healing when he visited the play therapist, who would intereact with the boy and also find new ways of connecting him to the outside world of people. In conclusion, I was very intrigued by this common disease and how it can make such a huge impact on children.
That was a very interesting article! However it is depressing that one of every 68 kids will be impacted with Autism by age 18. On the other hand, it was a topic that I have barely scratched the surface of, so I learned a lot about it, like how some people with autism have trouble interacting and looking at other people. It's great that there is people trying to help kids with Autism like this young boy Matthew. I would give this a 9.5 out of 10 rating overall. After reading this I feel more hopeful that kids with Autism can be taken care of and taught how to overcome this disease.
I think that this was a really good article. Even though 1 out of every 68 children in America get Autism by the age of 18, it is reallt great how they can get help and be taught different things. I think that it was a really good idea to make a robot to help children with Autism. I also think it is very interesting how more and more children have become Autistic over the past 2 years. In the article, they explained that scientists can help rewire children's brains between 18 months and 30 months. I think that this is very good because this can help children greatly and their Autism might not be as bad. I also think it is very interesting how children like to interect with computers and technology more than to interact with people. This is very interesting. I think the reason for this is because they probably like doing real life things on computers than doing it in real life. I would rate this article a 10 out of 10 because it had great explanations and had a massive amount of information.
This was a really interesting article. It does seem odd that the number of children with autism seems to have increased, but it is good that we are finding a way to treat it. Based on their theory that researchers are getting better at catching autism, there is a possiblity that for many years kids have had autism without anyone ever noticing anything except for their strange behavior. However, an article I looked at said that autism also has a little to do with the environment the child is in (exposure to chemicals, medicine, vaccination, illness, etc.). This could be proven true by the fact that even identical twins don't always both have autism. I wonder if some environmental issue is causing the latest spike in the number of children with autism. I also thought that it was really interesting that children with autism interact with a predictable computer better than humans because another article about autism that I saw suggested that such children do not like sudden action or shocks. For example, many believe that they do not like noises, smells, lights, or temperature changes, not so much for dislike of these things, but for the surprise that they bring. It is really fascinating but simple to just get the child into a session where he or she just interacts with humans and discovers how to play with humans. I guess that the robot that they use is good to teach them the basics and help them understand the sort of things that they need to know, but I think that ultimately the child should also interact with humans. I think that not being able to speak could be really depressing, but it's great to know that autistic kids can express themselves. Overall, I think that this is a great article and that scientists should really continue their studies on autism.
I thought that this article was interesting. It's great that people are finding ways to help autism. The article said that the brain after treatment looked more like a regular brain. After extended treatment, could it ever look completely like a regular brain? Also, in Carly's case, she can barely speak at all. Would this treatment also help her speak or is it just helpful for social skills? If it did, would the treatment help her, or is she too old? Also, is the robot found to be more helpful, because objects are more relatable to for autistic kids, or is the real doctor, parent, or teacher more helpful? Anyway, I thought this was a great article and I hope to research autism more.
The article was very good, but I don't get why objects bother autistic people less then people do. I mean, a robot interacts, yet it's and object and somehow someone autistic is OK with that but not flesh and blood? I have many question about autism. I already knew many of the things that were stated in this article, but not all of them. The amount of autistic kids is to great for me to believe, I actually don't believe it and think the studies are flawed. I see hows it's possible but one other things, if so many people are autistic then it doesn't seem like a disease. It's like an eye color, it's rare-ish , but to common to be a disease. Perhaps the definition will prove that autism can no longer can be called a brain disorder. Anyway, those are my thoughts.
I found this blog as well as the video and links very illuminating. I am embarrassed to say (write? post?) that I never fully understood the symptoms of autism. I have observed, though, that as the article said, people with Autism Spectrum Disorders are placed on a scale, so to speak, that determines their level of mental disability.
Here are some links with additional info on autism...if you are interested.
Temple Grandin Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds
Autism in General:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum
The article mentioned many autism spectrum disorders but did not mention that of autistic savant. An autistic savant is someone who is practically superhuman in means of calculation, photographic memory, musical abilities, e.t.c, but who has severe trouble with communication. An example of an autistic savant is the character of Raymond played by Dustin Hoffman in the classic movie, Rainman.
Here is a link about autistic savants:
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/05/10-most-fascinating-savants-in-the-world/
It's very sad that the 1 in 68 kids in America will be impacted with Autism by age 18. It' strange how kids with Autism aren't very comfortable with people, but love objects, and how they play with objects (sometimes in a strange way) such as robots or...drains? It's very nice that all these researchers are looking for a way to decrease the effects that Autism has on kids by using things that the kids seem to like, such as augmented reality, and robots, in order to practice social skills and other skills. It really does seem odd that autism numbers have increased rapidly (I'm scared), and I actually read somewhere that in 2050, it is possible that 1 in 5 children may have autism (by this, I mean a mild form of autism). This article was really interesting and it taught me a lot about autism.
I thought this article was great. Firstly, I would like to answer Sam's questions to the best of my ability. Although many people have been diagnosed with autism, it does not mean that every one of them has an extreme case. They mentioned the spectrum.You may have an A in a class, but not a one-hundred percent. Some children just show signs of autism. As for the article, I really liked it, like I mentioned earlier. I thought that it was great to hear about a new discovery, but I though that this was already known. I have seen signs that say: a sign of autism is avoiding eye contact. I would also like to bring up the topic of the date of an article. After checking the date that this article was written, I realized that this was written almost a month ago. It might not be fully accurate because of this. Also, I would like to tell Erica that children don't just "get" autism, you are born with it. One thing that I find amazing is the amount of children with autism has increased. Angela mentioned it being odd that the amount of people with autism has increased. Well, you get autism when antibodies attack the brain inappropriately. There are other ways, but scientists and physicians are still not sure how it works. Maybe the amount of antibodies attacking the brain has increased. I wondered if this was genetic, and it turns out that autism usually runs in families. If so, there of course would be growth. If one man had three kids, and all of them had autism, they would continue to make kids, and a lot of them would have autism. I believe that this number will continue to increase, but hopefully, we will be able to find a cure.
I think that this article was depressing because not many people treat kids or adults with any disabilities well. I find that making a robot to help kids with autism is an amazing scientific discovery. Hopefully, this will help with kids diagnosed with autism. Maybe, scientists can find a way to stop kids from having disabilities. Autism is not horrible because it makes people who they are. My uncle has a disability and ha many friends that have autism. My mother and I think that people with autism tend to be very smart, but are delayed. In conclusion, I think that while people might think that autism is bad it shapes the children into wonderful men and women.
This article was really sad and interesting. It is very sad that one in every 68 kids in America will be affected by Autism. That is only America. There are 6 more continents that kids can be effected by Autism. At my Hebrew School, one of my classmates is Autistic and I feel really bad for him. It is hard for him to focus in class and he has to have someone come with him to class. I can't imagine what it would be like to be Autistic, to not be able to express my emotions as easily as I can now. It is a really cool that kids with Autism have an easier time talking to robots than. Since brain works differently than mine, I guess that's why it is easier for them to talk to robots. Before I read this article, i thought Autism was when kids couldn't focus, but know I realize it is also that they can't communicate like me
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