Timing and Autism

I thought this was a very interesting article---especially in light of discussions about whether children with autism/aspergers will benefit from Fast ForWord training, since a large part of the Fast ForWord training involves improving the speed of processing. This reserch indicates the importance of timing.

As one Fast ForWord provider says, "Wow!--This article just screams,
"Consider Fast ForWord for autistic kids!" Not only is there evidence of a
link between auditory processing deficits and autism, but the auditory
processing deficits are exactly the type that Fast ForWord is designed to
ameliorate."

"Timing appears to be crucial. "Children with autism respond a fraction of a second more slowly than healthy children to vowel sounds and tones,"

"Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism show that those children process sound and language differently from non-autistic children. Identifying and classifying these brain response patterns may allow researchers to more accurately diagnose autism and possibly aid in developing more effective treatments for the developmental timing appears to be crucial...."

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