About one in 36 children in the United States is on the autism spectrum, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the Santa Ana Public Library is one of the first libraries to provide the pricey program for free. The initiative has been spearheaded by head librarian Cheryl Eberly, who said that she launched the program during the pandemic and hopes to fill gaps of services for children of color, who are often not diagnosed with autism until they're older.
"Every time I see a kid on the spectrum or a neurodivergent kid lock in and interact with the robot and get that moment where they are bonded and they understand, it's amazing," Eberly said. "It's like validation that this works."
| Unshelved | by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum |
|
|
Sunday, July 02, 2023
This is a very neat programme
California library uses robots to help kids with autism learn and connect with the world around them
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment