"PlayBall by PlayWork Technology can be an important tool for evaluation, treatment and increase motivation of people with ASD - Autism spectrum disorder"

Currently one of the troublesome and common disorders for kids in USA and worldwide as about 2% or more of all children are diagnosed with autism spectrum. Many resources are spent nationwide yearly for research and treating kids with autism. Just recently, president Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES), which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and their families.





Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder because there is wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms people experience. ASD occurs in all ethnic, racial, and economic groups. Although ASD can be a lifelong disorder, treatments and services can improve a person’s symptoms and ability to function.





Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior as well as motor and social emotional difficulties. Kids on the autism spectrum are often delayed in acquiring motor skills that require motor dexterity (e.g., bicycle riding, hand writing, tying shoe laces, opening a jar, etc.) and may appear clumsy. Many of these young people exhibit an odd gait or posture, poor coordination, problems with conceptual learning, difficulty with visual-motor integration, and trouble with visual-perceptual skills.





Signs and Symptoms of ASD

People with ASD have difficulty with social communication and interaction

Difficulty with communication and interaction with other people

Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors

Symptoms that hurt the person’s ability to function properly in school, work, and other areas of life

Having a lasting intense interest in certain topics, such as numbers, details, or facts

Having overly focused interests, such as with moving objects or parts of objects

Being able to learn things in detail and remember information for long periods of time

Being strong visual and auditory learners

Excelling in math, science, music, or art





People with ASD may be referred to doctors who specialize in providing behavioral, psychological, educational, or skill-building interventions. These programs are typically highly structured and intensive and may involve parents, siblings, and other family members. Programs may help people with ASD to:

Learn life-skills necessary to live independently

Reduce challenging behaviors

Increase or build upon strengths, motor skill, coordination, perception.

Learn social, communication, and language skills





The relationship between computers and autism





Relationship between computers and autism is undisputed – and double-edged.

Many autism experts agree with Temple Grandin, an author and professor at

Colorado State University, herself autistic, who believes that without "the gifts of

autism" there would probably be no Nasa or IT industry.





Research at Nottingham University and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

has found that people with autism value the increased control over their interactions that is afforded by the filter of a computer screen. They can observe interactions, choose when to be sociable and make contact with other people who have autism.





Using PlayBall for Autism





Playball is an interactive therapy ball that allows patients to play interactive games while performing a variety of interactive ball exercises. The device is specially recommended by therapists for using by kids with ASD and for practicing various skills like: Coordination (uni & bilateral), Visual spatial orientation and perception, visual tracking, increase strength and attention span. As a motivational tool it can also be used for behavioral modification. PlayBall is used almost at any relevant settings including schools, recreational, therapeutic (both in\outpatient) and at home.

The PlayWork Technology can be an important tool for evaluation, treatment and increase motivation of people with ASD. The smart 'PlayBall' addresses a real need in this market and has tremendous potential as an assistive treatment tool for all kids with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Download the PlayBall " Autism user recommendations " to learn more about how to use PlayBall for Autism.





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