**Specialisterne (Danish for ‘Specialists’) seeks to harness strengths that many people with Autism Spectrum Disorders possess - good attention to fine details, precision, and high tolerance for repetitive tasks. Their consultants bring the joy of work into areas where it is often missing.
**(source: http://ec.europa.eu/danmark/documents/alle_emner/beskaeftigelse/journalistpris07.pdf)
One way for Specialisterne’s consultants to develop themselves is via the use of various therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Indeed, there are a myriad of different treatments for Autism. The 67 chapters of Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2011-2012 present various therapies and innovations in Autism treatment. Written by Ken Siri and Tony Lyons, fathers of children with Autism, the book is a compilation of Autism interventions presented by more than 40 contributors.
AutismTrack is a mobile journaling program for parents of those with autism, who might be trying a number of different interventions simultaneously. The iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) app helps parents spot trends:
AutismTrack was developed by Dan Tedesco’s HandHold Adaptive, a company that believes that assistive technology has potential beyond ‘direct use’ by those with disabilities like Autism. They have developed a niche in ‘caregiver tools’ - however, as mentioned by Tedesco, there have been exciting ‘direct uses’ of their products.
There is no reason why AutismTrack could not be used by Autistic adults to track their own progress, potentially with feedback from others like health professionals, as they try various interventions in order to develop themselves.
(sources: Book Review: Cutting Edge Therapies for Autism; Episode 97 | Dan Tedesco and the AutismTrack iPhone/iPad app Autismpodcast; State Of The Spectrum - UConn Journalism)