A curated list of awesome technologies related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)1.
- News
- Incubators
- Hackathons
- Multidisciplinary
- Data Collection
- Practice Management
- Personalized Plans
- Collaboration
- Resource Libraries
- Individual Apps
- AR / VR
- Detection / Treatment
- Open Source
Current events and headlines
- The Transmitter - Formerly SpectrumNews.org, this is a new publication for the neuroscience community.
- Associated Press - Factual and non-partisan news hub on autism.
- EurekAlert! - News and multimedia releases for autism hosted by non-profit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
For startups seeking mentorship and funding
- Autism Angels Group - Non-profit; portfolio / investments in FloreoVR and LiftEd (acquired by CentralReach).
- Multiple - Non-profit with 12-week accelerator and lab-to-market programs.
- Microsoft Accessibility Grant - Funding, mentoring and Azure compute credits with developer support.
- Autistica - The UK's leading autism research charity with research projects and funding.
- SFARI - Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) research & grant programs.
- HealthTech Capital - Invest and mentor "HealthTech" startups with angels, healthcare, venture and corporate investors.
- AIF - Autism Impact Fund (AIF) for deploying venture capital to autism solutions.
Collaborative events for kicking out code
- FSI Hackathon for Autism - Financial Services Industry (FSI) devs creating FOSS projects with Microsoft tech.
Companies that provide an ecosystem of software solutions covering multiple therapies
- CentralReach - Practice + revenue cycle management, clinical solutions, assessments, staff development.
- Therapy Brands - Two products for ABA and one product for PT / OT / Speech therapies.
- Artemis ABA - Practice management, EMR software, managed billing services and more.
Trial, targets, task analysis and more during therapy sessions
- SpectrumAi - Electronic health record (EHR) and network performance for ABA.
- Hi Rasmus - API, SSO; founded by a tech entrepreneur inspired by his child diagnosed with ASD.
- Motivity - Reports data collected in real-time.
HIPAA-compliance, appointment scheduling, invoicing and more for behavioral health service providers
- ABA Building Blocks - Consulting and business services for M&A, turnkey solutions and more.
- Lumary - Workflow optimizations; built on Salesforce.
- Finny Health -
YCombinatorEmpowering Autism Care Providers to Go Independent. - Hippo Scribe -
YCombinatorAI assisted documentation for PT/OT/SLP
Identify learning opportunities and parenting techniques
- Tilly - Dedicated mobile app for tracking child's progress, messaging and scheduling.
- Forta Health - Raised $55 Million Series A to continue AI-enabled ABA therapy and clinical algorithms.
- Attend Behavior - Learning content, videos and custom support plans in a dedicated mobile app.
- Verse Therapy -
YCombinatorPersonalized speech therapy online and in-person.
Tools caregivers and providers use together
- Pletly - A suite of apps where everyone shares media & observations in a private social network.
- Joon Health -
YCombinatorAll-in-one parent training and engagement platform for BCBAs.
Interactive activities built by educational professionals that can be used during sessions
- Boom Cards - Learning resources for fast and live play.
- Everyday Speech - Social communication cirriculum and social-emotional learning by SLPs.
- LessonPix - Custom materials for learning, communication and behavior.
- TPT - Marketplace for PreK-12 resources including Sppech therapy and Social emotional.
- Pink Cat Games - Used by SLPs and special education teachers to motivate students to practice skills.
- GoGo Speech - Play-based digital resources to promote speech & language development in kids.
Online and mobile apps made by indie devs that bring enjoyment
- Token Board - A free online and mobile-friendly token board with different shapes & colors.
- Visual Countdown Timer - iOS app developed by a parent that uses fun pictures to perform a task quickly.
- Accessible Chef - A collection of free visual recipes that makes use of task analysis.
Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) wearables
- Floreo - FDA breakthrough designated device for providing VR therapy to the neurodiverse.
- SocialWise VR - On-Demand VR social skills curriculum for neurodivergent young adults.
- JelikaLite - Clinical stage therapeutic wearable device for reducing a child's autism symptoms.
- Arrows - Virtual social coach using Generative AI.
- MOVIA Robotics - Robot-Assisted Instruction (RAI) for Autism & other special needs.
Aids for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of ASD
- EarliTec - FDA-authorized tool that uses AI to track eye movements for diagnosis / assessment.
- Autism Discovery and Treatment Foundation - Researching predictive biomarkers of autism.
- Gut-Brain Axis Therapeutics, Inc. - Microbiota Transplant Therapy (MTT) for ASD patients (pre-FDA).
- Harkla - Specializing in products for special needs children.
- Exin Therapeutics -
YCombinatorAI drug discovery platform for neurotherapeutics, starting with autism. - MeRT - Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy for autism (pre-FDA).
Repositories for code
- therapy-aid-tool - Monitor patient's progress in autism therapies using computer vision.
- cboard - Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system with text-to-speech for the browser.
- SincNet-for-Autism-EEG-based-Emotion-Recognition - EEG-based emotion recognition from ASD patients.
- AsTeRICS Grid - An adaptable grid-based application designed for AAC, smart home control, multimedia playback and more.
- Visual Genius - Communication assistant / visual learning aids.
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