From telemedicine to robots, technology in the 21st century has ushered in the future into schools and homes in both metropolitan cities and suburbs. At the same time, it’s leveling the field for students having special needs. Android autism apps have been a major advancement in special needs education in recent times and has thrown…
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Did you ever leave behind your mobile phone at home while going to work? Most of us use our smartphones, tabs, and laptops to connect to our colleagues, friends, and the world around us. But for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), these everyday tech gadgets can show the way to learn and communicate. The…
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There’s no lab test for autism diagnosis. A children’s healthcare provider usually looks for indications of the disorder, and will probably refer you to a specialist on autism for an exhaustive clinical evaluation. Autism spectrum disorder widely varies in severity, which makes the diagnosis difficult. Symptoms have to be closely monitored for a while to…
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Children having autism spectrum disorder usually have communication and social difficulties and also show repetitive and restrictive behaviors. Technology, of late, is holding out immense promise as a therapeutic tool. Personalization of the latest autism apps, are helping kids with autism to socialize and communicate, and master routines in new ways. Autism apps and social…
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Clinical diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder is time consuming. It requires physician expertise and a detailed evaluation. There’s no single laboratory test to detect autism because autistic children symptoms are unique for every child. That’s why it’s called a spectrum disorder. A neurologist, psychiatrist, or a pediatrician is likely to use tools like…
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More than one percent of the global population has autism spectrum disorder, while prevalence in the US has been pegged at one in every 68 children. More than 3.5 million Americans live with autism. Incidence of the disorder is growing at an alarming rate. While awareness about autism has increased over the years, many people…
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Creating autism employment opportunities and hiring an autistic individual is only half the job. Motivating them to become performers, through continued autism employment support, is the biggest challenge for the human resource (HR) manager. A job environment constantly changes. New people come in the management. Sometimes even the ownership changes hands. These present some unique…
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The world of employment for adults living with autism spectrum disorder is fraught with hurdles. While jobs for autistic adults are short in number, such people find it difficult to cope with the hiring process that usually involves a written test followed by an interview. While this may work for non-autistic people, paranoia often grips…
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Defying age-old conventions, people with autism spectrum disorder are slowly becoming productive members of the society as more companies have begun hiring them for various positions. Autism employment opportunities have risen over time with companies realizing the benefits involved in hiring autistic adults. An increasing number of organizations are accepting diversity in the workplace. Autism…
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Video games are rarely known to carry any positive connotation. Just the mention of video games is accompanied by images of children staring like zombies into TV screens working tirelessly on their controllers, and paranoid mothers frantically trying to pull them away from the fixation. But it’s bound to come as a surprise to know…
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