Since We are a nonprofit that wants to help with autism with the use of technology I have been looking for information on technology and autism related article.

According to Buddy Tools:

Diagnosis of autism is on the rise (Newschaffer, Falb & Gurney, 2005). “There has been a true and significant increase in autism in the U.S.” (Yazbak, 107). According to the US Department of Education Annual Reports to Congress, between 1992 and 2001, there was a 1,700% increase in autism in U.S. Schools, compared to a 30% increase in all other disabilities. Public schools are faced with the challenge of providing appropriate educational environments and accommodations to meet the demands of students with autism. Furthermore, mainstream classroom teachers are often unprepared to teach autistic students who are placed in their classes. Enter Virtual Expert Clinics, Inc.: AutismPro®, their latest product, brings autism education into the 21st century through effective use of technology.

for the rest of the story click here–>http://www.buddyproject.org/resources/technology/autism.asp

I have found that my autistic kids really like dogs and are quite comfortable with them. They really like our dog as well and enjoy being around him. We have a large, 13 year old Yorkshire Terrier, he weighs about 15 pounds which is large for a Yorkie.

By ZeeNews
London: Dogs can help reduce stress in parents of children with autism, a new study has suggested.
Researchers at thee University of Lincoln compared 20 families with dogs with 20 without. They found the canines had helped the families in many ways, from developing language and establishing a routine to using the pet to request action in a non-confrontational way.
Lead researcher Daniel Mills told a Royal Society of Medicine conference that early results suggested any breed of dogs could improve communication and relationships.
“While there is no shortage of opinion on how dogs can help, there has been little money given to scientifically look into this,” the ‘BBC’ quoted as saying Prof Mills who hopes to use video footage to show how the man’s best friend can help improve child eating, sleeping and tantrum behaviour.

for the rest of the story click below–>
http://www.theautismnews.com/2011/05/30/dogs-beneficial-to-families-of-autistic-children/

From US News here is an interesting article about the use of an MRI machine to determine autism.

TUESDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) — At the moment, a diagnosis of autism is based on subjective evaluations, but a new way of using MRI might be an objective way of spotting the disorder, Columbia University researchers report.

Autism is a spectrum disorder that includes repetitive behaviors and impairments in language, communication and social skills. It is estimated that the condition affects one in 110 children in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Please click here for more information–>http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2011/05/31/study-suggests-special-mri-might-help-diagnose-autism

I had read in one of Dr. Temple Grandin’s books about tests that were being done with MRI machines and this article also provides information with regards to the subject.

Here is a clip from FOX TV, of James Durbin performing with Judas Priest. He will definitely go far in his career from my perception. I wish him good luck. James if you every notice our website, please tell others, we are An Asperger’s founded and Aspergers run web news and autism advocacy site and a nontprofit. Please spread the word about us.

I appreciate the support. Please vote 4 us on the front page for us or make a donation to help us raise funds to help autistic people.

Windows Phone 7 has not made a much of a dent yet in the worldwide smartphone market—it has less than a four percent share worldwide, according to the latest figures from Gartner—but Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is still moving full steam ahead in its push to carve out a space in mobile. Today—after a number of smaller previews that started back in February—it finally unveiled Mango, the latest release of its operating system, which has no less than 500 new features compared to the current version of the service.

mocoNews was on hand at one of the launch events, in London, and had a chance to catch up with Achim Berg, Microsoft’s VP of marketing for the Windows Phone, as well as a few analysts, to ask about some of the new features, and some of what was left out:

This article comes from paid content.org by Ingrid Lunden
For more information click here–>http://paidcontent.org/article/419-microsofts-wp7-mango-you-cant-have-too-many-features-these-days/

Developmental disability is on the rise in the U.S. Between 1997 and 2008, the number of school-age children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or another developmental disability rose by about 17 percent, a new study showed.

That means roughly 15 percent of kids – nearly 10 million – have been diagnosed with a disability. If you add in the number of undiagnosed kids, the numbers are even more staggering.

Please take a look at this interesting and informative article from the trib local Lincolnshire…

I wonder if the problems are increasing or if the diagnoses and the ways to detect issues are getting better.

link here–>http://triblocal.com/lincolnshire/community/stories/2011/05/developmental-disability-rising-in-u-s-kids/

James Durbin, American Idol 2011, we are fans and are watching as his career progresses. This is a video from the Ellen Degeneres Show Interview on May 19, 2011. My wife Loves Ellen. I would love to go on the show to talk about efforts to promote autism, technology, and our nonprofits efforts to give the gift of tech, music, and culture and education.

As our efforts to follow James Durbin, from American Idol 2011 continue since he is autistic like me, and is quite talented we will keep reporting on and promoting his efforts.