On Sunday in Anchorage, Alaska, a man with dementia who wandered away from his medical care facility was found using a GPS-based system. The patient was wearing a wristband that incorporated GPS. When the facility realized he was missing, they were able to identify his location using the GPS technology. Project Lifesaver, maker of the device, states in a press release that they have “more than 10,000 people enrolled in its program and has a 100 percent success rate finding Alzheimer’s patients, Autistic children and other people who wander.”

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Researchers at TUV Product Group, a UK-based company, have begun a research product to investigate whether robots can help children with special needs, includiing autistic children, to develop social skills.

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This story shows how technology from Georgia Tech is able to help parents observe and document the activities of their autistic children.

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A new process developed by a Georgia Tech PhD graduate allows teachers to film activities and behaviors in their classrooms using multiple cameras. Read more and watch the news story here.

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Learning for Children, a Maryland video game manufacturer, claims its software can help diagnose autism in children, ages 3-5. Read the full story here.

Research in a forthcoming report from Internal Balance claims to show a link between autism and other membrane sensitivity disorders and electromagnetic radiation stress which may be caused by cellular phones and other wireless technologies.

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