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Grounded in the science of autism research

TeachTown performs ongoing research in conjunction with researchers from major universities, clinics, and hospitals. This research will be distributed to the scientific community and consumers as it is available. More importantly, TeachTown will utilize information gathered from its research to develop more turn-key treatment options for the autism spectrum community.

Recent Research

New research conducted in a study supported by the Department of Education indicates that in addition to treatment efficacy, children with autism also demonstrated unexpected positive changes in Behavior, Language and Social Interaction using TeachTown Basics. Read more about the study.

Additional Research on Computers and Autism*


Increasing Motivation
  • Increased motivation & decreased behavior problems (no difference in acquisition) between live & computer teaching (Chen & Bernard-Opitz, 1993)
  • Increased attention, motivation, and vocabulary acquisition using the computer (Moore & Calvert, 2000)
  • Increased sight words and reading on computer compared to traditional teaching (Williams, Wright, Callaghan, & Coughlan, 2002)

Improving Reading & Language Skills

  • Improved reading and communication (Heimann, Nelson, Tjus, & Gillberg, 1995)
  • Enhanced vocal imitation (Bernard-Opitz, Sriram, & Sapuan, 1999)
  • Improved spelling (Kinney, Vedora, & Stromer, 2003)
  • Improved vocabulary and grammar (Bosseler & Masaro, 2003)
  • Reduces echolalia and inappropriate language (Hetzroni & Tannous, 2004)

Improving Social Skills

  • Improved reading and communication (Heimann, Nelson, Tjus, & Gillberg, 1995)
  • Enhanced vocal imitation (Bernard-Opitz, Sriram, & Sapuan, 1999)
  • Improved spelling (Kinney, Vedora, & Stromer, 2003)
  • Improved vocabulary and grammar (Bosseler & Masaro, 2003)
  • Reduces echolalia and inappropriate language (Hetzroni & Tannous, 2004)

Improving Cognitive Skills

  • Improved problem solving skills (Bernard-Opitz, Sriram, & Nakhoda-Sapuan, 2001)
*Note that TeachTown:Basics includes both on-computer lessons and off-computer activities. An even larger body of research on the value of these additional off-computer activities is available.

Researchers

If you are interested in using TeachTown in a research study, please email research@teachtown.com