TREATMENT TARGETS REPETITIVE BEHAVIOURS

Description

Han’s team looked at 105 autistic teens and young adults after 10 days of tDCS. The researchers also worked on the brain training technique of cognitive remediation therapy. In these sessions, the youngsters played 10 computer games designed to help with focus, mental flexibility, processing speed and memory. The researchers found the combination of the two approaches, tDCS and cognitive remediation, is a “safe and effective treatment for improving social functioning”.

Subject

A new brain treatment that uses electrical currents can help with repetitive behaviours in autism and improve social skills.