Student-athletes’ brains should be tested before they suffer a concussion
By Peter Bochner Taking the time to give a student-athlete a quick brain test, known as a baseline test, can help a doctor monitor the consequences of a concussion should they receive one. In a story that appeared in the Oct. 19, 2015 edition of The Chicago Tribune, reporter Alison Bowen writes that the computerized […]
Giving Autistic Kids Superpowers via Google Glass
By Peter Bochner Researchers at the Stanford University are using Google Glass to help autistic children recognize and classify emotions. Google Glass is an optical head-mounted display technology that displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. In an article posted today on the TechCrunch website, Nitish Kulkarni describes as part of the Autism Glass Project, […]
The Birth of the Chocolate Spectrum
By Valerie Herskowitz How I ended up here is a great mystery to me, because I never anticipated owning a small Micro Enterprise that trains and employs individuals with developmental disabilities, let alone a chocolate business! My background is as a speech pathologist for the past 38 years where I owned and operate a facility […]
