Marie Duggan began creating visual tools to help her son communicate after he was diagnosed with autism. Now her company, Technology for Autism Now (TAN), helps lots of kids and their families communicate. Her first efforts included showing her son pictures of household objects, next she provided him with a touchscreen computer that contained images and words. Within several years, he was able to construct complete sentences with the computer. She realized that advocating for technology was the way to go. She worked with the Mayor of Boston to develop a program for students with autism that helped with academic and social skills. TAN believes in collaboration and integrates families, healthcare providers, and teachers with assistive technology to help people with autism and their families communicate. TAN is currently working with FableVision to develop software to run on mobile devices.
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