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02 Oct 2015, 6:31 pm

Autism Daily Newscast

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A new video series created by Gemiini Systems is helping children with autism improve speech.


This technique has autistic children watch videos of people speaking. It was created by Laura Kasbar.

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The videos work by showing a series of mouth movements on cue cards. “By having their brain stimulated by watching someone doing it correctly, their own brain is stimulated, the mouth starts to be stimulated.” Kasbar told KOIN 6 News.


This sounds like snake oil to me. Has anyone had any experience with it?



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02 Oct 2015, 6:36 pm

If it costs $300, it just might be snake oil.

If it's free, why not give it a try. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

It doesn't seem to do HARM to autistic children.



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02 Oct 2015, 6:42 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
It doesn't seem to do HARM to autistic children.

Do you have evidence of that? Go to 4 minutes 45 seconds. The closeups and sounds are annoying. And notice how she goes on about knowing the videos are unpleasant for the children.



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02 Oct 2015, 8:39 pm

You have a point. If they're unpleasant for the children, then it's no use.