With a $755,000 grant from the nonprofit Proof Positive, the play2PREVENT Lab at Dartmouth College is leveraging behavioral ...

Video games can be a preferred pastime of child and teen boys, but new research suggests those with autism or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at greater risk for problems from ...

If you are looking for a good board game for a child with autism, take a look at our list of the best board games for children with autism. Autism is one of the fastest growing developmental disorders ...

Anecdotal evidence suggests those with autism tend to enjoy board games more than most, and now two new studies identify some reasons why this might be the case. The team behind the research, from the ...

Searching for a way to help children with autism, researcher Gail Alvares came up with a fairly simple equation. "We like games, we know that kids like games, so why don't we develop something that ...

As the games industry slowly becomes more aware of accessibility needs, efforts to account for neurodiversity have been limited. As part of the GamesIndustry.biz Academy, we previously addressed ...

Logical parents might assume video games are bad for kids with autism or attention disorders, but a new wave of tech companies are bucking convention with games they say can boost the ability to focus ...

Video games often get a bad rap when it comes to how they affect children, but a USC professor says simple ones could be a positive for children with autism. "We use a lot of technology to meet the ...

May 9 (UPI) --When an autistic child plays video games several hours a day, parents often see this as a mixed blessing: The alternate reality is an effective way to handle emotional, social and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anecdotal evidence suggests those with autism tend to enjoy board games more than most, and now two new studies identify some ...