Second Life, the virtual world

Second Life is a virtual world with numerous educational opportunities and tools. It was launched in 2003 and is being developed by Linden Labs. As of January, 2009, almost 20 million accounts were registered and the number is still growing. If you enter this virtual realm, you can organize meetings, give presentations or use interactive models easily.



If you register, download and install the program, you can click on the teleport links below to visit the place you are interested in.

Video interviews about how virtual worlds can be used in autism management.

Autism National Committee

Autism National Committee heafquarters in SL. (Click here for the teleport link.)

Autism Parent Connection SOS

Provide support for parents and friends of special needs children (and adult children) through regular meetings (Weekly, TUESDAYS @ 7pm PDT/SL time), exchange of information, online seminars and understanding listeners. (Click here for the teleport link.)

Autism Society of America

The Autism Society of America is the leading voice and resource of the entire autism community in education, advocacy, services, research and support. (Click here for the teleport link.)

Autism Support in SL

"Come visit our new CLUB in the sky! Judgment free zone for those with Autism, their loved ones, friends and friendly people who want to learn more. Come dance with us, hang out in the meeting area." (Click here for the teleport link.)

HealthInfo Island is funded by a grant through the National Library of Medicine and features consumer health information. They have a well-designed and extensive Second Life presence. Click here for the teleport link that takes you exactly to the autism-related posters.


Patient support is an important part of their project


Several floors with educational possibilities and support information


Posters for autistic patients

Click here to access all the groups related to autism support.

The web 2.0 and the 3D web area of CyberHealthyMap features useful links, peer review articles and teleport links. The database is organized by Maged N. Kamel Boulos.

One of the largest databases of such Second Life groups can be found at SLHealthy, a wiki that currently lists about 300 groups or areas related to healthcare.