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New program gives people with autism the skills, confidence to drive

  • Apr 27, 2023
  • Apr 27, 2023 Updated May 17, 2023
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Kids these days are no strangers to technology. It's been a part of their lives since they were born. So why not use that technology as an advantage in learning? That's exactly what staff at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami are doing. Dr. Christina Potter is the hospital's supervisor of IT digital technologies. She and her team are using research grants to study the potential benefits of virtual reality for patients with autism spectrum disorder." There are a lot of different things that virtual reality and immersive technologies can do, and we're just starting to hit the tip of the iceberg with what we can really see happening there within that clinical space," Potter said.

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