For kids with autism, this tech matters

In The Social Express, a cast of animated characters help kids with autism learn helpful social skills. Both Katie and her teacher look like they'd be right at home in a Pixar film, and at first their conversation seems like it would fit in one too. The ponytailed and pink-clad Katie really wants to sharpen her pencil, but her teacher won't let her until the other kids in the class finish taking a test. Katie asks again, but the teacher offers the same, frustrating answer. "Katie seems upset that her teacher said'no.'