by Bruce Brown | September 5, 2018 | General News, Medical
The subject of intense research for decades, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) still baffles scientists, frustrates parents and teachers, and confuses the general public. Autism was first labeled 110 years ago, but it wasn’t until 1987 that the medical profession...
by Alfred Poor | March 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
We live in a remarkable time in which technology is advancing so rapidly that we cannot foresee all the implications of new devices as they appear. Who could have imagined that personal computers would lead to the “mining” of digital currency? Or that...
by Bruce Brown | February 12, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
According to the CDC, one child of every 69 born in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In 2017 the Hindustan Times in Delhi, India, stated the ratio in that country is one in 89 children. We have written about other health tech developed for people with...
by Bruce Brown | November 14, 2017 | General News, Health
We frequently cite the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Health Tech Insider posts. The CDC’s long-established reputation as a source of valid and reliable statistics related to health conditions and diseases is respected worldwide. CDC...
by Bruce Brown | October 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Social interactions are awkward to nearly impossible for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Understanding both communication content and context requires the ability to process incoming cues while simultaneously understanding words. The latest CDC statistics...