<![CDATA[Gizmodo: autism]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: autism]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/autism http://gizmodo.com/tag/autism <![CDATA[Lego Helps Autistic Children to Develop Social Skills]]> Looks like our favorite bricks can help you do more than building giant spaceships, fly away in planes, or get you married: Researchers have discovered Lego can help autistic children to develop social skills.

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5119155&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper Army Invades Earth]]> What are 35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers mini-figs doing together, apart from planning a planet invasion after breaking out of the giant Lego storage cathedrals? Raising awareness and funds for autism, that's what. So if you wondered where all those helmets at the Lego stormtrooper cloning machine go to, check the gallery for some amazing high resolution shots.

A Lego employee group of Lego UK employees built the Clone Trooper army in just six and a half hours to raise money for The National Autistic Society. The National Autistic Society is a British organization dedicated to helping "people with autism and Asperger syndrome live their lives with as much independence as possible."

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