Abstract Turn-taking is a type of interaction where two individuals alternate behaviour (e.g. during conversation). Such competence – which foundamental key in the social often compromised children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Neurodevelopmental therapists report how it extremely difficult to teach this skill young ASDs, yet would be very important. In current proposal we present an e...

9 Mental health problems are inseparable from the environment. With virtual reality (VR), computer-generated interactive 10 environments, individuals can repeatedly experience their problematic situations and be taught, via evidence-based psy11 chological treatments, how to overcome difficulties. VR is moving out of specialist laboratories. Our central aim was to 12 describe the potential of VR...

Mental health problems are inseparable from the environment. With virtual reality (VR), computer-generated interactive environments, individuals can repeatedly experience their problematic situations and be taught, via evidence-based psychological treatments, how to overcome difficulties. VR is moving out of specialist laboratories. Our central aim was to describe the potential of VR in mental ...

The authors describe a model of psychotherapy designed to treat people who have intellectual disabilities in addition to psychiatric disorders. The model, termed interactive-behavioral therapy, represents a modification of standard techniques from group psychotherapy and psychodrama. The authors briefly review the historical context in which the treatment model evolved and establish the need fo...

While E-Learning is increasingly influencing university and workplace education in Europe, several critical issues still have to be solved in order to achieve the full potential of technology enhanced learning in many of these learning scenarios. The EU/IST FP6 PROLEARN Network of Excellence in Technology Enhanced Learning is focussing on these issues, and advancing the state of the art in this...

communication disorder is a widespread disabling problems and associated with adverse, long term outcome that impact on individuals, families and academic achievement of children in the school years and affect vocational choices later in adulthood. the aim of this study was to determine prevalence of speech disorders specifically stuttering, voice, and speech-sound disorders in primary school s...