I was looking for information to share with regards to autism and technology, and found this interesting article from the United Kingdom.

It was written by–>By Nancy Churnin – Reporter
nchurnin@dallasnews.com

The quest to understand autism and help those who have been diagnosed with it has spawned inspiring creativity. In England, researchers have created a robot, that they’ve named Kaspar,that plays with kids with autism. Consider the way that kids without autism learn emotional lessons from their dolls. This interactive robot gives kids with autism, who have trouble reading emotions, an extra boost by smiling, frowning and saying, “Hello, my name is Kaspar. Let’s play together.” He laughs when his sides or feet or touched,hides his face with his hands and cries out “Ouch. This hurts” when he’s slapped too hard. One mom reported that her autistic daughter is “a lot more affectionate with her friends now and will even initiate the embrace.”

Here is a link to the article–>http://dallaslifeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/03/kaspar-the-friendly-robot-help.html