Virtual Reality Technology as an Educational and Intervention Tool for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

• Published in: Behavioral sciences Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 138
• Main Authors: Zhang, Minyue, Ding, Hongwei, Naumceska, Meri, Zhang, Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 10.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: autism spectrum disorder; Autistic children; childhood and adolescence; Education; Experiential learning; Hypotheses; Hypothesis testing; intervention; Pedagogy; Rehabilitation; Review; Skills; Virtual reality; virtual reality; education; childhood and adolescence; autism spectrum disorder; intervention

The worldwide rising trend of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) calls for innovative and efficacious techniques for assessment and treatment. Virtual reality (VR) technology gains theoretical support from rehabilitation and pedagogical theories and offers a variety of capabilities in educational and in...