autism
Deal Dive: EarliTec Diagnostics raises $21.5M to help diagnose autism earlier
EarliTec’s FDA-authorized device helps clinicians diagnose children showing signs of autism as young as 16 months old.
Autism Impact Fund closes $60M first fund and broadens its scope
AIF still has resources in its first fund to do a “handful” more deals as well as follow-on investments.
Forta raises $55M to help parents look after their autistic kids
Forta Health aims to democratize access to healthcare by utilizing AI tools, including large language models, to empower caregivers and enhance clinical treatments.
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New venture fund aims to become the ‘investment and innovation arm’ of the autism community
When Christopher Male’s son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2018, the long-time investor found himself in unfamiliar territory. “At the time, I literally knew the word ‘autism,’ and that was about it,” he recalls. In an effort to help his son, Male immersed himself in the topic…
Neurodiversity and the software design dilemma
Neurodiverse professionals bring different perspectives and strengths to the table and often challenge the status quo. It is this diversity of thought that gives an organization strength in special ways.
Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap through neurodiversity
Addressing the skills gap and strengthening your own security team means bringing in different minds and perspectives — and that starts with embracing neurodiversity.
Healios raises $10M to scale its mental health platform for children scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic
Heaven knows what will happen to the mental health of children who’ve gone through this past year but if there’s one thing we need right now it’s mental health provision…
Update: Springtide, an autism treatment center network, raises $18 million
With one in 54 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S., the issue of how to treat patients diagnosed with the condition has become almost as acute as…
Borderlands 3 bridges the gap between citizen science and blockbuster games
The Borderlands series has long offered players a chaotic loot scramble of explosive cel-shaded cartoon violence and intricately tuned shooting that leaves anything that isn’t the fun part on the…
We’ve been dropping into the Australian startup scene increasingly over the years as the ecosystem has been building at an increasingly faster pace, most notably at our own TechCrunch Battlefield…
As measles returns, Indiegogo joins other tech platforms in banning Anti-Vaccine campaigns
The last year has been the worst on record in the US for measles outbreaks since the disease was declared ‘eradicated’ in 2000. Even though vaccination rates across the country…
Cognoa's AI platform for autism diagnosis gets first FDA stamp
Cognoa has gained regulatory recognition for its machine learning software as a class II diagnostic medical device for autism — meaning the digital health startup is now positioned to submit an…
RightEye’s portable eye-tracking test catches concussions and reading problems in five minutes
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but physiologically speaking, they’re windows to the brain. RightEye is a startup that looks through that window to detect common…
As Google retools its Glass experiment, researchers at Stanford are using the device to help autistic children recognize and classify emotions. In a small office buried inside an administrative building…
Nightingale Launches Its Support Platform For Autism Therapy
Nightingale, the Y Combinator and StartX alum working to improve the quality of autism therapy, is today launching its support platform for clinicians and therapists out of beta.
Startup Brain Power Uses Google Glass To Develop Apps For Kids With Autism
Though many developers have begun to abandon Google Glass, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup called Brain Power believes that the hardware still has plenty of possibilities for children with autism. Brain Power develops…
Samsung Releases Look At Me, An App For Kids With Autism
Over the past few years, technology has given educators and the parents of autistic children tools they could never have imagined before. Mobile apps and games help kids learn communication…
Puzzle Piece Updates Its Line Of Inexpensive Tablets And Apps For Autistic Kids
TechCrunch first profiled Puzzle Piece, a startup that makes affordable tablets and apps geared toward children with autism, back in May. Though educational apps are helpful for teaching autistic kids…
Love My Provider Helps Parents Of Autistic Children Find The Best Services
While working as an autism specialist for the state of California, behavioral psychologist Sara Gershfeld met hundreds of families and realized they all faced the same challenges while seeking care…
Puzzle Piece’s $19 Tablets Help Children With Autism Learn Social Skills
Almost as soon as the iPad came out, parents and therapists began incorporating apps into autism therapy. Many parents, however, cannot afford to buy a device for their child. New…
Avaz Raises $550K In Seed To Help Autistic Children Communicate Using Visual Tools
Over half a million children with autism in the next decade will become adults, underscoring a growing challenge that needs to be dealt in the future. But with 1 in…
We met Joe Hill in Norfolk, Virginia last week. He had a story to tell us. He has two autistic sons who have had trouble communicating and he noticed that…
According to a study by Dr. George Carlo in Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine, the signals emitted by Wi-Fi routers cause metals to be trapped in brain cells, thereby…