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Can the Internet change your brain?

Can the Internet change your brain?Greenfield is whack.Sorry Baroness Susan Greenfield, I won't buy your version of Autism which you clearly throw in to make your ideas more important."Autistic people are very comfortable in the computer world because relationships do not depend on the tone of the voice, body language,...

Tags: Internet, Greenfield, Autistic, Autism

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

A bureaucrat says study vaccines and mercury so panic

A bureaucrat says study vaccines and mercury so panicWhere to start?[i]Dr. Andrew Wakefield, whose study, trumpeted on 1,000 Web sites, claimed the preservative in MMR (Mumps, Measles and Rubella) vaccines given to infants contains mercury which causes autism.[/i]Wakefield never claimed that preservatives in MMR caused autism; this may be due...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, vaccine, mercury, MMR, autism

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Legal shoe drops on vaccine-autism link

Legal shoe drops on vaccine-autism linkIt will never endtoo many parents see their autistic kids as "broken" and want something or someone to blame.Having said that, there are varying levels of autism, and I can't help but wonder if some of the higher orders of autism the primarily manifest as...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, autism, vaccine, ADHD, Autism, Wakefield

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Was the vaccine-autism link a fraud?

Was the vaccine-autism link a fraud?HMMMM food for thoughtwell my brother in law is autistic and my mother in law blames the vaccines that he was given as the tributing factor I think there is a bigger reason but until we know for sure,well still have all this debate and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, JUNK SCIENCE, vaccine, Mercury

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

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

Additional Resources

Discrete Trial Trainer 2.5 (Windows)

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, Microsoft Windows, Accelerations Educational Software, Discrete Trial Trainer, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Activity Trainer 1.2 (Windows)

The 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...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Modeling, Accelerations Educational Software, Activity Trainer, Research & Development, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?

Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...

Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Autism and Fatherhood (Mobile)

This e-book is inspired by children with autism and their fathers. Fathers go through unique emotions and expectations when dealing with a child with autism. This book offers helpful tips and inspirational stories.

Tags: Mobile, Mark Hockmuller, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-08

D is for W (Mobile)

The latest estimates state that autism spectrum disorder affects 1 of every 150 children today. This represents a profound change in the lives of tens of thousands of parents during this moment in the history of mankind.This e-book provides insight and ideas to parents of autistic children, and it will...

Tags: Parent, Mobile, Mark Hockmuller, D, E-books, Construction, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-25

The problem with health care is costs and you

I think my head is going to explode.Is anyone else confused and frustrated about this topic??? Some people are crying "Social Medicine Go Away but don't touch Medicare or Medicaid" Some people are saying "Capitalism should dominate Health care" Other people are blaming the patients for being sick. Other people...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, New Taxes, Ins, Compassion, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Causes 1.0 (Mobile)

Causes are the way to keep you up to date with many of today's prominent political and social struggles. Starting with the ones found on Change.org, Causes currently includes daily posts on animal rights, autism, criminal justice, education, human trafficking, social entrepreneurship, and women's rights. It features automatically grab the...

Tags: Mobile, Article, Matt Coneybeare, Causes, Gender And Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-15

How do you look on the Internet? MIT Sociable Media Group's "Personas" shows how you look

Interesting concept, but....It doesn't give you any idea of *why* you've been "rated" like that.I watched while it tabulated its results, and saw that there are some for me that must be another individual with my name (racing in California? Nope... wrong guy), but there seemed to be no way...

Tags: Marketing research, MIT Sociable Media Group, Dan, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

TeachingPix Flashcard Maker with 100 Animal Flash Cards 1.0 (Windows)

This computer software enables you to view, resize, and print any JPG or BMP picture file 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 per page with or without labels. This program was initially designed to help teach and tutor children of all ages with Autism Spectrum Disorder, PDD, and other learning...

Tags: Card, Animal, Microsoft Windows, Digital Camera, Image, ABA Materials, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-31

A Real ROI from Twitter? The Start of Social Medical Networks

There may not be a big enough return on tweeting yet to report it to your CFO. But it won’t be long before there’s a clear, return on tweeting to report it to your doctor. Let’s say your daughter is suffering from autism, as is Sophie Nelson,...

Tags: Web, Zoho, Condition, Network, NetSuite Inc., ROI, Twitter, ChARMTracker, Development Platform, Storage, Social Networking, Channel Management, Databases, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Teflon: is it safe?

Teflon: is it safe?And? If it does much more good then harmthen we have to live with it. CRT monitors and cell phones "may" cause tumors, but they are both used in the process of saving lives. Should they disapear, too? It is like saying that some heart medication that...

Tags: teflon, Teflon, plastics

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Mobile Device Uses Images to Help Children With Autism Interact

Autism spectrum disorder, which affects more than 500,000 U.S. children and millions more worldwide, can make verbal communication a challenge. With support from Microsoft External Research, two U.S. academic researchers are developing mobile device software that can enable individuals with autism to communicate more effectively. Using pictures as a form...

Tags: Children, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Case studies 2009-03-24

News to know: Stimilus bill, Twitter Twestival, Microsoft stores, Netflix, Facebook value

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Andrew Nusca: Broadband tax credit cut from stimulus bill Sam Diaz: Tech will see direct, indirect benefits from...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Retail, Personal Finance, Microsoft Outlook, Taxes, E-mail, Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-13

Legal shoe drops on vaccine-autism link

A special master of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, dubbed the "vaccine court," ruled today that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism. It does, however, usually prevent Measles, Mumps and Rubella german measles, all of which I got as a kid and all of which are extremely...

Tags: Vaccine, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-12