Sensory Integration Therapy proposes the use of a collection of sensory and motor skill game based activities that help children better collect and process sensory information series of sensory and motor skill exercises.
A study led by occupational therapists at
Kinems won the Microsoft prize on Civic Engagement & Leadership prize at the MassChallenge 2014 Awards.
Microsoft’s New England Research & Development Center sponsored a special prize of Masschallenge 2014 for the startup or startups that solve civic challenges
The blog post about Kinems at the Microsoft New England, by Aimee Sprung and Lauren Metter: "Personalized Kinect-based Learning Games for Children with Learning Disabilities" by Aimee Sprung and Lauren Metter.
A paper published at a peer-reviewed journal talks about the positive effects on using Kinect games for helping children with motor impairments and eye-hand coordination problems.
The title of the paper is: "Evaluating Learning Effectiveness of a Kinect educational game