You might be interested to have a look on the newly launched project ASSISTID which is also targeted to develop assistive technologies to enhance the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and autism:
http://www.assistid.eu/
My former lab (the Centre for Image Processing & Analysis, Dublin City University http://www.cipa.dcu.ie/) is a part of the program and is focusing on two computer vision areas: automated 3D facial landmarking for expression analysis, and self-localization and guidance based on 3D image cues. You might get more information from the above two links.
Hi Joseph, please allow me to subscribe to your question as I am also interested to get some insight from the community on possible technologies can be adopted in Autism Research.