A research team at LSU, led by Assistant Professor Dr. Nick Fears, is adapting the Mission: Play app to support preschoolers on the autism spectrum in learning key motor skills like jumping and catching.
Originally created by Dr. Amanda Staiano, Associate Professor of Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth “Kip” Webster at the University of Tennessee, the app is being modified with community input to better meet the needs of autistic children and their families. With support from the Department of Defense, testing of the adapted version will begin this fall. Those interested can visit them online. ■ faculty.lsu.edu/huddllab
