Autism & iPads

I do not typically watch the television networks (sports is about all I watch and that is for only a few hours per weeks), so I missed the 60 Minutes segment on iPads and autism that aired on Oct. 23. It is available on the web: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-20124225/apps-for-autism-communicating-on-the-ipad/

The report does seem to confirm the observations that I have heard at several lunch table conversations at conferences in the last few years that seems to suggest that the devices do help some learners diagnosed with autism to become more social. Certainly, this is a field that will be the subject of greater study in the coming years.