Video Games and how they can help autism patients.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/studies-show-new-video-game-helps-children-with-autism-learn-skills-for-independence-120698319.html

I saw an interesting study being done in North Carolina for autism patients. This study is utilizing the learning benefits of video games to teach autism patients the common habits we learn to live independently. The example they brought up was the idea of handwashing and how after showing them the steps and how to do each step, the game would reward them for performing each step flawlessly. It is also good to hear from this article that they also got a grant to research other behaviors that can be explored in this medium.