Thursday, October 22, 2009

Double Dates for Autism

When I asked the Krogers (top researchers with ABA) what is lacking in Autism research, they told me- after ABA therapy, children with Autism don't have any more positive therapy, and results get worse.

One of the most difficult challenges for adolescents with Autism is intimate relationships. This can be the relationship between families, friends, and the opposite sex. People with autism report wanting to be in a relationship, they just get overwhelmed in the process.

Another problem that I've been trying to solve for a while is that engineers at MIT can't get a date at all.

Combining these two problems I created double dates for autism.

Two males and two females will get dinner together. The college student male will meet up with the male with autism. Similarly, the female student will meet up with the female with autism. Together they will go to dinner. There they can talk, practice their social skills all in a 'date' setting.

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