title: Opening New Worlds for Those with Autism: Technology Is Creating Great New Possibilities for Those on Every Part of the Spectrum.
abstract: In April 2016, in honor of Autism Acceptance Month, Apple released a video that quickly went viral, racking up more than 4 million views in its first few days (https://youtube/oMN2PeFama0). It shows a teenage boy named Dillan whose life has been completely transformed by the use of an iPad. As a nonverbal person, until he learned to use the device, he had no way of showing people that he was aware, thoughtful, paying attention, and eager to communicate. He just didn't have the necessary control over his body?s vocal apparatus to let people know he was really there. Suddenly, this little piece of 21st-century technology gave him that ability. For him, the technology has been literally life-changing.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Chandler
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D006801:Humans; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted