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    Mightier

    Mightier was developed for children with aged 6-14. It was developed for regularly developing children, however, it has been used for children with ASD with success. It has been examined in 4 separate studies. Mightier builds off of the established theory that people learn best when then they can construct meaning for themselves. Therefore, Mightier […]

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This website includes a comprehensive collection of games and apps intended to promote social skills of children with Autism.

Many studies have demonstrated that technology is effective in promoting the social skills of children with Autism. To help you, parents and clinicians, to use technology in an evidence-based and useful way, our researchers conducted a broad literature review to find the most beneficial games and apps. Parents, please check with your child’s therapist before downloading any of the suggested games and apps.

To use the website, simply click on one of the icons above to find more information. You will be brought to a page with a different set of icons. Keep clicking into the icon that you want to learn more about to dive deeper into the information. Once you have finished, click the back button to go back a level, or click the homepage button to come back to this page.

This website is a result of a collaboration between the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at UBC and the Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children at BC Children Hospital. We thank the Michael Smith Foundation and the Peter Wall Foundation for their support.


 

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