# Immersive virtual reality therapy shows lasting effect in treatment of phobias in children with autism

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> **[Immersive virtual reality therapy shows lasting effect in treatment of...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190214191939.htm)**
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> New research shows that an immersive virtual reality environment treats 45 percent of children with autism, freeing them from their fears and phobias -- and that the treatment lasts.

  
New research shows that an immersive virtual reality environment treats 45 percent of children with autism, freeing them from their fears and phobias – and that the treatment lasts.