Dr. Brittany Travers and our PhD student Emily Skaletski took a trip across the pond to Paris for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) conference! Emily presented on her dissertation project on the quality …
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UW-Madison researchers using Tai Chi, video games to improve balance among adolescents with autism
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows balance training using video games changed the brain structure of adolescents with autism and helped improve balance, posture and the severity of autism symptoms.
UW-Madison researchers study balance in autistic teens using Wii Fit
As part of a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center, teens spent three hours a week teetering on Nintendo Wii balance boards, mimicking tai chi and yoga poses prompted on a screen.