Virtual reality in autism: State of the art

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-238

  Bellani, M ^a   Fornasari, L ^b   Chittaro, L ^b   Brambilla, P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; rehabilitation; virtual environment; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 80053088179     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000448     Document Type: Article

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