Turns out a video game can improve balance in kids and youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Balance challenges are more common among people with ASD compared to the broader population said lead author Brittany Travers and difficulties with balance and postural stability are commonly thought to relate to more severe ASD symptoms and impaired activities in daily living. We think this video game-based training could be a unique way to help individuals with ASD who have challenges with their balance address these issues said Travers an investigator at UW-Madison's Waisman Center and an assistant professor of kinesiology. In the
