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 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New Autism Researcher / Game Developer

rogiedodgie
 Post subject: Brain Areas
Posted: 06 Jun 2014, 8:16 am 

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Hi there, thanks for the comment! Yes, Dapretto and colleagues showed in 2006 that the right inferior frontal gyrus, part of the human Mirror System, under-responds to human faces in Autism. I would love to see what brain areas light up while children on the spectrum play these games. Thanks for poi...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New Autism Researcher / Game Developer

rogiedodgie
 Post subject: Video Game Project
Posted: 05 Jun 2014, 9:59 am 

Replies: 5
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Hi Chivers, thanks for your enthusiasm! Yes, it could be used to diagnose VERY specific social impairments (specific to each game). You can check out the project here, maybe even contribute to get the Rewards. https://experiment.com/projects/can-we-use-video-games-to-improve-social-skills-in-autism ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism?

rogiedodgie
Posted: 05 Jun 2014, 8:21 am 

Replies: 12
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I am big into games, but I think most of my son's social issues are with real life people, and that is probably best worked on in real life. I don't know if my son could distinguish a real life actor in a game from an NPC. Well, I shouldn't say that. He probably could, but I don't know that it woul...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New Autism Researcher / Game Developer

rogiedodgie
Posted: 05 Jun 2014, 7:56 am 

Replies: 5
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Hi, I am net to the community! I have been interested in Autism since I started studying the science of teamwork (as a cognitive neuroscientist) and got the opportunity design video games to measure teamwork in TD and Autistic populations (can google my name to see pubs). I am really interested in t...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism?

rogiedodgie
Posted: 05 Jun 2014, 7:50 am 

Replies: 12
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Just wondering if any parents would be interested in a computer program that has mini-games that measure and ENHANCE social skills. I am currently looking to develop one based on my years of research. If you are a parent, would you use games like this as a touchstone for real life teamwork? Do you t...

 Forum: Games and Video Games   Topic: Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism?

rogiedodgie
Posted: 05 Jun 2014, 7:45 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 1,272
Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism? That's the question that I REALLY want a definitive answer to! I am eager to hear everyone's opinion on this. I am a Cognitive Neuroscientist that has studied teamwork in healthy and clinical populations for a decade. I am trying to get a p...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism?

rogiedodgie
Posted: 05 Jun 2014, 7:44 am 

Replies: 7
Views: 1,018
Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism? That's the question that I REALLY want a definitive answer to! I am eager to hear everyone's opinion on this. I am a Cognitive Neuroscientist that has studied teamwork in healthy and clinical populations for a decade. I am trying to get a p...
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