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		<title>IES Request for Applications for Special Education Research Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/03/25/ies-request-for-applications-for-special-education-research-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) requests applications for research projects that will contribute to its special education research programs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Robot Teaches Social Skills to Autistic Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/29/robot-teaches-social-skills-to-autistic-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNET 
U.K. researchers are testing a child-sized robot to help teach social skills to children with autism. The robot named Kaspar &#8212; or Kinesics and Synchronization in Personal Assistant Robots &#8212; is designed to have minimally expressive features that will help children with autism interpret expressions without becoming overwhelmed. The robot is designed to resemble an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice Recorders Seem to Help Detect Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HealthDay News 
U.S. researchers said they were able to distinguish children who are developing normally from those who were diagnosed with autism or language delays by analyzing the sounds from a recording system worn by young children during the day. More research is needed, but the device potentially could be used to screen for language delays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students, Meet Your New Teacher, Mr. Robot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Times  
Computer scientists are developing machines that can teach people simple skills, like household tasks and vocabulary. In a handful of laboratories around the world, computer scientists are developing robots: highly programmed machines that can engage people and teach them simple skills. So far, the teaching has been very basic, delivered mostly in experimental settings, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fight Against Autism Goes High Tech</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/06/19/the-fight-against-autism-goes-high-tech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HealthDay News  
Technologies, including robots, toys and computer-generated avatars, are helping children with autism learn skills and improve their social interactions. Studies have shown that practicing with some of these tools has helped some children smile, clap and look at people when talking with them.
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		<title>The New Face of Autism Therapy: Robots</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/06/03/the-new-face-of-autism-therapy-robots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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Researchers at the University of Southern California are using robots to study how children with autism recognize and respond to facial expressions and social cues. A shortage of trained experts to diagnose, study and treat the growing number of children with the disorder has prompted the approach, which researchers say holds promise for improving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism: Confronting a Crisis in Public Education</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/02/16/autism-confronting-a-crisis-in-public-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 
Time: 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT
Duration: One hour (15 mins for Q&#38;A) 
Leading researchers and autism education providers agree that children with autism need increased access to evidence-based interventions, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is the only treatment for autism that has been consistently validated by independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR)</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/02/15/international-meeting-for-autism-research-imfar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 20 &#8211; 22, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
The International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) was convened for the first time in November 2001, to provide ASD researchers from around the world with a focused opportunity to share the rapidly moving scientific investigation of ASD. 
Objectives of the meeting:
 1.    The International Meeting for Austism Research (IMFAR) is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Online Tutorials on Applied Behavioral Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC News
The Rethink Autism Web site features online tutorials on applied behavioral analysis, one of the most expensive and desired treatments for children with autism. Jamie Pagliaro of Rethink Autism said the Web-based program is meant to help families that might not otherwise have access to ABA. &#8220;[It] shouldn&#8217;t preclude you from having access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Pal Helps Autistic Kids Socially Interact</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2009/10/21/virtual-pal-helps-autistic-kids-socially-interact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2009/10/21/virtual-pal-helps-autistic-kids-socially-interact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at ArticuLab, part of the communication and engineering schools at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, are studying how humans communicate with and through technology and are helping autistic children participate in conversations by using virtual peers, life-sized, computer-animated children capable of carrying on realistic conversations. Virtual peers invite autistic children to interact and play [...]]]></description>
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