BARCELONA, Spain–With Apple, Samsung, LG, and Motorola all entering the tablet space, you had to know HTC would join them sooner or later, so we can’t say we were completely surprised when the Taiwanese handset manufacturer unveiled its first tablet today at Mobile World Congress 2011.
Everyone, meet the HTC Flyer. This Android 2.4 2.3-based tablet features a 7-inch Super LCD touch screen that’s encased in an aluminum unibody design. This is a design that the company has used on a number of its smartphones, including the HTC Legend, and we’ve always been fond of HTC’s craftsmanship, so we expect the same from the Flyer.
In all, the tablet measures 7.68 inches long by 4.92 inches wide by 0.51 inch thick and weighs just under a pound. HTC calls it a tablet that’s both compact and powerful, the power coming from a 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon processor.
The tablet also has 1GB RAM and 32GB ROM, along with a 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera, HSPA+ support, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. However, it’s not the hardware that makes the HTC Flyer distinctive, rather it’s the user experience and services that make this tablet notable.

Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-20031879-78.html#ixzz1I8zKcRyF

Lee Wilkinson

West Palm Beach Asperger & Education Examiner recently wrote the following article which is interesting and intriguing–>
There continues to be a pressing need for evidence-based guidance on providing treatment to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The National Autism Center’s National Standards Project presents critical information about which treatments have been shown to be effective for children, adolescents, and young adults with ASD. This multiyear and comprehensive analysis examines and quantifies the level of research supporting interventions and treatments that target the core deficits of ASD. The findings include the identification of eleven (11) “established’ treatments; twenty-two (22) “emerging” treatments; and five (5) “unestablished” treatments. The report is available from the National Autism Center at their website

For more information please click here–>http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=452470105&gid=85631&type=member&item=48704360&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eexaminer%2Ecom%2Fasperger-education-in-west-palm-beach%2Fevidence-based-treatment-for-asd&urlhash=Gw4a&goback=%2Egde_85631_member_48704360

I was looking for information on James Durbin and how he is doing and found the following news release. We wish him the best of luck–>

James Durbin Has Shot At Final 10 On ‘American Idol’
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BY AMY LARSON, KSBW Action News 8

Wednesday is a big night for Santa Cruz’s James Durbin.

Durbin, an unemployed 22-year-old with Tourette’s syndrome, will perform again on “American Idol,” with hopes that voters will not boot him off this week.

The contestants, competing on the most-watched TV show in the country, have been whittled down to 11. During her talk show Monday, former “American Idol” judge Ellen DeGeneres picked Durbin to make it to the final three.

Win or lose, Durbin is already a surprising overnight celebrity.

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I was referred to this video by the fine folks at http://www.integratedlistening.com/autism-case-study-magie-mcdonough/

They offer excellent support and services for special needs people. Please give them a look. I was quite impressed by what I saw.

I found a very interesting article, that brings to the light concerns that many of us have in regards to autism.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Over the next 10 to 15 years, an estimated 800,000 children with autism will age out of their school systems and look to state and federal governments for support services and resources to meet their many needs.
That statistic is among several staggering facts detailed in “Autism: Coming of Age,” a film produced by award-winning filmmaker Catherine Sager for Springfield, Ma public television station WGBY, and sponsored by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual).
“Autism: Coming of Age” begins airing this month on local PBS affiliates across the country through the rest of the year. (Call your local PBS station about air dates or check MassMutual’s Facebook page for listings – Facebook.com/MassMutual)
The hour-long documentary provides an inside look at the lives of three adults with autism and their families. “Autism: Coming of Age” includes expert commentary from advocates and state government officials who detail the long-term challenges of providing quality care to adults with autism.

Please click here for more of the story–>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/public-television-documentary-highlights-crisis-for-adults-with-autism-118793024.html

Mother sets out to buy iPads for other autistic children

Tara Oathout couldn’t believe it. Her son, Grady Oathout, who will turn 4 in August, was asking for fruit after just getting back to grandma’s house after lunch at a restaurant, where he had eaten more than anybody at the table.

“He’s always hungry,” said Tara Oathout as she walked into the kitchen to fetch him something to eat. “Amazing.”

Actually, it was amazing, but not only because he wanted more food so soon after a big lunch. Grady, who has autism, didn’t ask his mommy for a banana in the conventional way –– by activating the anatomical mechanisms that produce human speech –– because Grady doesn’t talk. Instead, he asked by using his Apple iPad.

“How about a banana?” Tara Oathout asked, offering a chunk to Grady.

He smiled, pushed the banana into his mouth and instantly returned to the electronic device that has, in ways both large and small, opened lines of communication that those who love him once feared were closed off for life.

She is helping autistic people get ipads in a similar manner to what we are trying to do.

For the rest of the story, click here—->http://www.carmitimes.com/lifestyle/x1234548026/Mother-sets-out-to-buy-iPads-for-other-autistic-children

This is a shout out to a fellow aspie, James Durbin is now in the top 11 of Idol 2011. I wish him good luck!!!

Here is a Youtube Clip–>

Let’s hear it for another Aspie, a 12 year old autistic young man of high intelligence–>

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:23 PM on 24th March 2011

A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics.

Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 – higher than Albert Einstein – and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD research role.

The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates after hours.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369595/Jacob-Barnett-12-higher-IQ-Einstein-develops-theory-relativity.html#ixzz1HZPNESCv

I love this video and what they are doing to support autism!!!
I would love to take part in a future one or help in any way that I can!!!

Please take a look at a new interesting application for non-verbal adults and children. It will support Android first and then Ipad soon. Please take a look at it and let me know your thoughts.

Here is a link to their site–>
www.discovermyvoice.com