More than half of students from low鈥慽ncome households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Autism is what is known as a spectrum condition, meaning it affects individuals in different ways. Both adults and children with autism have challenges in behavior, social skills, verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as sensory and attention issues that impact their lives. Each person has unique identities, quirks, and preferences just like anyone else. However, using VR to create role-playing environments for practicing social skills or alleviate phobias has proven to be increasingly successful, however, people with autism are using VR to convey their own experiences, both to raise awareness of the condition and to capture the cognitive and perceptual differences that characterize it.
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Autism is what is known as a spectrum condition, meaning it affects individuals in different ways. Both adults and children with autism have challenges in behavior, social skills, verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as sensory and attention issues that impact their lives. Each person has unique identities, quirks, and preferences just like anyone else. However, using VR to create role-playing environments for practicing social skills or alleviate phobias has proven to be increasingly successful, however, people with autism are using VR to convey their own experiences, both to raise awareness of the condition and to capture the cognitive and perceptual differences that characterize it.