Article~How 'Second Life' therapy helps Asperger's patients

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How 'Second Life' therapy helps Asperger's patients

08:35 PM CST on Friday, January 11, 2008

By JEFF BRADY / WFAA-TV

WFAA-TV In the virtual therapy, Kratz actually trains his brain to adapt and respond.

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Jeff Brady reports

Have you ever been to Second Life?

It's an online world where people meet, date, conduct business and travel with virtual identities and pseudonyms.

But now, the funky computer pastime has been adopted by a local brain research center for treating autism, with very real results.

Matt Kratz, a brain health center client, brags about himself in a virtual job interview, where he can practice real-world social skills.

He has Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form of autism.

"I'm listening to the conversation, to pick up keys as to what to say and when to say it," he said.

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