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Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Language

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Autism and Virtual Pals

Kids with autism have trouble listening and responding, but they may get some help from a virtual friend. As this ScienCentral News video explains, technology could help previously isolated kids make connections in the real world.

Interviewees: Justine Cassell, Northwestern University; Robert Heckman, parent

Copyright © ScienCentral, Inc.

Only a generation ago, autism was considered to be extremely resistant to treatment. Now psychologists have developed a wide array of treatments that are showing surprising results.

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Which of these problems fit or fit Charles, the 10-year-old subject of this video?
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Your textbook discusses several different types of therapy, including psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapies, cognitive-behavioral therapies, group therapies, and family therapy. Which of these types of therapy fits most closely to the therapy described in the video?
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The textbook says that autistic children “benefit from a structured treatment approach.” Would you consider the therapy described in this video as a “structured treatment approach”? Justify your answer.
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In your textbook, the use of virtual environments is described as a treatment for a very different kind of psychological disorder. What other disorder has been treated with virtual therapy?

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