Karen Brown

Journalist

Tele-therapy for Autism and Other Disorders

Aired on WFCR on December 13, 2010

Technology has made it possible to treat a variety of medical disorders through video-streaming — which comes in handy in places where there’s a shortage of specialists. But it’s still better to be face to face, right? Not according to a group of Umass-Amherst researchers who treat communication disorders like autism.

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Listen Here [audio:https://karenbrownreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/telepractice-for-web.mp3] Technology has made it possible to treat a variety of medical disorders through video-streaming — which comes in handy in places where there’s a shortage of specialists. But it’s still better to be face to face, right? Not according to a group of Umass-Amherst researchers who treat communication disorders like autism. This story aired on WFCR on December 13, 2010. To download mp3, right-click here