Mechanical Engineers Design Interactive Toy for Kids with Autism - featured May 24, 2011
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[Source: Stevens Institute of Technology Website]
Flashing lights, sounds, and a ricocheting ball. It's not a game on a New Jersey boardwalk, but a toy with a positive purpose. Kevin Heaney, Rowena Lee, and Stephanie Miller, three Mechanical Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology, are using their Senior Design project to create a toy for children with autism that will aid in children's development through play therapy.
The team collaborated with teachers at Academy Learning Center, a Monroe Township school that provides specialized, classroom based instruction, based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for students with autism or autistic-like behavior. Their design won over both the instructors and the children attending the school.
Read the Rest of this Story on the Steven's Institute Website
Visit Healing Thresholds, a website dedicated to healing the lives of families touched by autism.
[Source: Stevens Institute of Technology Website]
Flashing lights, sounds, and a ricocheting ball. It's not a game on a New Jersey boardwalk, but a toy with a positive purpose. Kevin Heaney, Rowena Lee, and Stephanie Miller, three Mechanical Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology, are using their Senior Design project to create a toy for children with autism that will aid in children's development through play therapy.
The team collaborated with teachers at Academy Learning Center, a Monroe Township school that provides specialized, classroom based instruction, based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for students with autism or autistic-like behavior. Their design won over both the instructors and the children attending the school.
Read the Rest of this Story on the Steven's Institute Website
Visit Healing Thresholds, a website dedicated to healing the lives of families touched by autism.
