Posted on May 23rd, 2011 by admin
Yesterday was like an unexpected Christmas Day in my world. When I arrived home from a weekend away, I was pleasantly surprised to find a brand new Google Chromebook CR48.
This is a laptop-looking device running the Google Chrome OS. For the geeks amongst us, this device falls somewhere between a pure cloud client and traditional laptop. I applied to be a part of the pilot program last year and thought the time frame was long since past when I might be accepted. I don’t recall much else of what I said in the application letter, but I do recall that I told them the unit would be Autism-Tested.
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Posted on February 17th, 2011 by admin
I have been searching in vain for awhile for some type of solution that will alert me if my daughter has a seizure during the night. 1/3 of kids with autism have seizures. The #1 cause of sudden death during sleep in children with neurological conditions is Seizure or post-seizure state.
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Posted on November 8th, 2010 by admin
Posted on October 4th, 2010 by admin
The Autism Retort (Drudge style) has been relaunched. The Autism Retort blog / blog roll site will continue to function here. Please bookmark and pass along the new site. Tweet This Post
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Posted on August 15th, 2010 by admin
For many parents, myself included at times, there seems to be a fine line between advocating / researching autism issues for your child and general goofing off on the Internet. Especially Facebook. Tweet This Post
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Posted on September 13th, 2009 by admin
I’ve read a lot lately about Google Trends tracking the flu at Google Flu. It is pretty amazing. Google Flu has not only been able to track Flu outbreaks, they have consistently done so weeks ahead of the CDC. Somehow, they are able to sort out people just searching for the flu from those who actually have the flu.
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Posted on December 5th, 2008 by admin
John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary. The boy has autism, and the whirlwind of options presented by PCs so confounded him that he threw the mouse in frustration.
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