Daily Skills

 

 

A few studies have found benefits in the use of a virtual reality systems to improve specific daily skills. For example, using a VR café system was beneficial in teaching teenagers with ASD how to sit or how to maneuver through tables and chairs while in a restaurant (Parsons et al., 2004; Mitchell et al., 2007). Alternatively, it has also been found that VR can be used to teach safety skills such as street-crossing, fire safety, and tornado safety (Self, Scudder, Weheba, & Crumrine, 2007; Goldsmith, 2009). One study found that using a fully-immersive virtual room is an effective treatment for addressing some phobias or fears in individuals with ASD (Maskey et al., 2014).