Let's Face It

Hi. A fellow low incidence coordinator and I have been running a small study using the LFI software program and curriculum (and adding more activities) with a group of students with Autism at one of our elementary schools. We did the NEPSY II subtests to do with facial recognition and expression before intervention, and post. We saw the student's ability to recognize faces increase on these subtests. As a district, we plan to begin implementation of the LFI program in more of our elementary schools learning support classrooms next year. We would love to work with the UVIC LFI team to create more engaging curriculum to supplement the software program. We found that a number of the hands-on activities needed some "tweaking" to be appealing to kids. KW

I just started using Let's Face It with my 6 year old son who is on the spectrum. He often has a hard time recognizing the emotions other people make and has difficulty understanding social situations. I've been looking for something like this to help him practice. A teacher at my son's school recommended LFI to use at home and we have been playing the computer games almost every day for a month now. We have tried a few of the hands on activities and I'm beginning to understand the different "domains" of face processing. There are so many resources on the website and I like how adaptable they are. Some of the activities are difficult for him but maybe when he is older we will try them. And right now there are some games he likes more than others... like zap it! I truly think he is beginning to notice faces and facial expressions a bit more. But most importantly this is a fun way for us to do something together that he enjoys. Thank you!!!!