Tagged: autism

September 28, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo announced on Thursday that TouchPoints, which raised $245,392 on the global crowdfunding platform earlier this summer, has received $75,000 in flash funding from Arrow. TouchPoint is described as a neuroscience wearable that alleviates stress and aids with homework, focus, and sleep. The wearable notably reduces body… Read More

September 14, 2015 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Autism Society, an organization celebrating 50 years of improving the lives of all those affected by autism through education, advocacy, research and support, selected crowdfunding platform Kimbia to help maximize the success of The Big Give for Autism, its first-ever giving day event to… Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Black Friday is not known for being stress-free, but this year shoppers at El Paseo Village, California will have the unique opportunity to have a few moments of calm during the hustle-and-bustle of the day. Good Dog! Autism Companions Orbit and Huckleberry, along with founders Rick… Read More

May 23, 2013 @ 9:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Scanadu Scout is a medical tricorder. What is a medical tricorder? If you have to ask you probably never watched Star Trek, where they were used as an all-in-one device to monitor vitals. Flash forward to 2013 and an Indiegogo offering is promising to bring… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 12:19 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Somerset based apps development firm is showcasing their new autism intervention program called iLearnNEarn 2nd Generation aka iLearnNEarn2 on RocketHub. The program will be the next edition of WebTeam’s widely circulated autism app series iLearnNEarn, which is based on the applied behavior analysis (ABA) model of… Read More

February 9, 2013 @ 4:05 am By CharlotteObsever  |  

Brenda Lynn says her autistic son Kaleo, 3, hardly speaks, and his inability to express himself frustrates him – except when he’s using his speech therapist’s iPad. “The iPad really controlled the tantrums and helped him communicate,” said Lynn, 39, of Orlando, Fla. “I tried… Read More

December 31, 2012 @ 11:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

 (PRBuzz.com) December 10, 2012 — Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a set of developmental conditions including mild to severely delayed or impaired communication and social skills, behaviors, and cognitive skills. As a result, each child – and each family – coping with autism has a… Read More