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Media bias and vaccine compliance: Media bias and vaccine complianceOne problem is.......vaccines are made and administered by humans and humans make mistakes. In the mid 80's, I worked at a school for autistic students. No "mild to moderate", only "severe & profound". Of the approximately 90 students there, I recall at least...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Autism, vaccine, compliance, Wakefield; Discussion threads 2008-09-07
Breakthrough devices for autistic students: For children who suffer from autism and other neurological disorders that make it difficult to speak, there is a new technological development they may facilitate better communication, reports The Mercury News. The LinkPLUS keyboard is part of a series of augmentative and alternative communication devices that were developed for...; Tags: autism, Education Technology, Developmental issues; Blog posts 2006-12-15

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Aspergers diagnosis could keep 'NASA hacker' out of US prison: "NASA hacker" Gary McKinnon's recent diagnosis of Asperger syndrome – a kind of autism with a high incidence among computer programmers – may yet keep him out of American prisons. Several members of Parliament have signed onto a motion calling for McKinnon not to be extradited to the U.S. because...; Tags: NASA, Diagnosis, Hacker, Hacking, Security, Richard Koman, U.S., Computer, Productivity; Blog posts 2008-11-03
SpeakingPix Lite (bin): SpeakingPix Lite is a free fully functioning SpeakingPix demo software with sample printable flashcards with recorded voice or sound. The full version SpeakingPix 2.1 has over 2,000 images and includes 150 actual sounds. The voice or sound plays when you click on an image. You can print the images 1,2,4,6...; Tags: Voice, Image, ABA Materials, SpeakingPix Lite, Telecommunications; Software downloads 2008-10-20
TeachingPix Flashcard Maker (exe): This software enables you to view, resize, and print any JPG or BMP picture file. You can print the images 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 per page. The TeachingPix2 comes with this program PLUS over 10,000 images designed to teach children with Autism, PDD, and other learning delays and...; Tags: Image, ABA Materials; Software downloads 2008-10-15

SpeakingPix (zip): This software has 2000 printable flashcards in 65 categories each with a recorded voice or sound. The voice or sound plays when you click on an image. You can print the images 1,2,4,6 or 8 per pages. You can re-record the voices, include your own images and record a voice...; Tags: Voice, Image, ABA Materials, Telecommunications; Software downloads 2008-10-08
Discrete Trial Trainer (exe): The Discrete Trial DT Trainer, based on the Discrete Trial methodology in Applied Behavioral Analysis, was created to teach individuals with autism. However, since the software is highly configurable, the DT Trainer can teach a wide range of developmental levels. The DT Trainer teaches names of items such as nouns,...; Tags: Software, Item, Student, Accelerations Educational Software, Discrete Trial Trainer, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-09-17
Media bias and vaccine compliance: Reporters have been hyping a 1998 study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, claiming a link between vaccines and autism. Pediatrics found a direct link between the hype and non-compliance. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Vaccine, Media, Compliance, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-09-07
Activity Trainer (exe): Activity Trainer is a software program that makes the research-based, effective video odeling teaching method practical for the classroom and home. Activity Trainer is a versatile teaching tool that enables teachers to use videos to teach almost any targeted activity or skill - from simple to complex - and includes...; Tags: Video, Modeling, Accelerations Educational Software, Research & Development, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-09-02
Flouridation, vaccination, TV, Internet?: Flouridation, vaccination, TV, Internet?Vaccinationnot everyone needs to be protected. All you need to do is vaccinate a sufficient percentage of the society to reduce the vector below a critical threshold. No one really knows what this value is, but most agree it's between 90 and 95% of the general population.The...; Tags: Vertical industries, TV, vaccination, Louis Pasteur, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-08-22
Zac Browser (exe): ZAC Browser is the first Web browser developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders PDD, and PDD-NOS. Zac Browser is for children - for their enjoyment, enrichment, and freedom. Children touch it, use it, play it, interact with it, and...; Tags: Children, People CD, Zac Browser, Web Browsers, Internet; Software downloads 2008-08-21
Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter: Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...; Tags: Job, Malware, Bot, Malware Bot, PRIVMSG, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Microsoft is hellbent on bringing touch to you: Microsoft is hellbent on bringing touch to youMicrosoft's thinking:"Well, touch is used on the iPhone and iPod, and they're selling like crazy, so let's put it in Windows, and it will sell like crazy, too."Does anyone really believe that Microsoft's implementation of the touch interface will equal or exceed Apple's...; Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, annotation program, multi-touch, keyboard, tablet PC, desktop; Discussion threads 2008-05-27
Oregon tech recycling firm gets props in People: Wow, People magazine actually wrote about a Green Tech business. I guess our day has come! Anyway, you need a subscription to get to the story, which is part of the magazine's ongoing "Heroes Among Us" feature, so the next best thing is to check out the...; Tags: Recycling, Magazine, Productivity, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-03-08
Credibility in online health care: One reason readers here respond so strongly -- both positively and negatively -- when I mention Google lies in how it finds things for you. (Picture from AlignedStrategy.Com.) The PageRank algorithm, at its heart, is a popularity contest. If all the popular sites point to you then...; Tags: Credibility, Tech, Health Care, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Sales Tools, Branding, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-04
Your Classmate PC questions answered: I spent my first full day with a Classmate at school and I have to admit that I was impressed, both by its general usability, as well as the positive responses from students and teachers. Harder performance numbers will be coming this weekend, but for now, I'd like to...; Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Machine, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-10-25
The Classmate is coming!: The Classmate is coming!CuriousWhat apps have you tried to run on these yet? How's that going? From what I heard for these (& the OLPC) hardware specs have improved but are still quite limited. With more apps being delivered over the web, we've toyed with browser capable only machines, but...; Tags: CAD, Classmate, Classmate PC, student evaluator; Discussion threads 2007-10-23
Chinese market major target for Intel's OLPC competitor: Chinese market major target for Intel's OLPC competitorNo One Size Fits AllI work for Intel. On the day we joined OLPC board, we also reaffirmed that Intel is committed to classmate PCs. The classmate PC is receiving strong support from governments, educators and students worldwide and will continue to evolve...; Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Intel OLPC competitor; Discussion threads 2007-09-28
Is mild ADHD a FAVORABLE evolutionary adaptation to our tech-centric world?: So far as I know, Phil Edholm, CTO & VP Network Architecture, Enterprise at Nortel is not professionally trained in the behavioral sciences.Still, something he said during an Executive Session at VoiceCon last week has been haunting me for its innovativeness and plausibility.Without furnishing attribution, he meme-d the notion that...; Tags: Branding, Adaptation, Video Game, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-27
A green thumbs-up for tech remarketer Vibrant Technologies: When I pleaded my case to the ZDNet editors to let me contribute to this blog, I promised to regularly recognize neat-o regional efforts that fall into the green tech movement.After all, for every mammoth corporation looking to eke out some corporate responsibility greenie points in its annual report, there...; Tags: Heather Clancy, PART-OF; Blog posts 2007-08-14