Virtual reality for autism: unlocking learning and growth

Chiara Failla; Paola Chilà; Noemi Vetrano; Germana Doria; Ileana Scarcella; Roberta Minutoli; Alberto Scandurra; Stefania Gismondo; Flavia Marino; Giovanni Pioggia

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1417717

Virtual reality for autism: unlocking learning and growth

Front Psychol. 2024 Dec 3:15:1417717. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1417717. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Chiara Failla^{1

2}, Paola Chilà^{1

3}, Noemi Vetrano^{1

4}, Germana Doria^{1

3}, Ileana Scarcella^{1

3}, Roberta Minutoli^{1

3}, Alberto Scandurra¹, Stefania Gismondo¹, Flavia Marino¹, Giovanni Pioggia¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Messina, Italy.
² Department of Human and Society Sciences, University of Enna Kore, Enna, Italy.
³ Faculty of Psychology, International Telematic University Uninettuno, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Cognitive, Psychological Science and Cultural Studies, University of Messina, Enna, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: autism spectrum disorder; learning; sensory stimulation; technology; virtual reality.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was funded by Project RI-CONNETTERSI Fondazione Con i Bambini - Bando un passo avanti - Idee innovative per il contrasto alla povertà educativa minorile, Fondazione di Comunità di Messina, Onlus, Municipality of Messina, ME, 2018-PAS-01471.