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Internet of Things (IoT)
open market for autistic children. The report (Bower and Sturman 2015) on 10 April 2015
from Vandrico Wearable Technologies database (http://vandrico.com/ wearables) stated
that about 296 types of gadgets are available in the field of entrainment, gaming, lifestyles,
and many more areas. As discussed by Barfield and Caudell (2014), all wearable devices
are integrated with a large number of various sensors that are capable of gathering the
following information:
1. Acoustic information such as volume, frequency, and pitch
2. Mechanical information such as displacement, force, position, and acceleration
3. Environmental information such as humidity and temperature
4. Biological information such as temperature, neural activities, heart rate, and
pulse rate
5. Optical information such as light wave frequency, refraction, luminance, and
brightness.
14.1.6 Tracking Devices
As we know children with ASD are getting lost due to their inexpressible behavior.
Parents are worried to provide the safe environment to their kids when they are outside of the home or away from a safety zone. Healy (2012) has noticed that ASDs are
more often found in younger kids and the risk can be major issues. Keeping in view of
this problem for an autistic child the tracking devices are developed, and by using such
devices autistic children do not go for missing. The use of tracking devices is not compulsory and it is not mandatory for parents to use such devices for their autistic child.
However, if parents will feel that the tracking devices are useful for safety of their kids,
they may use it without hesitation. Now, the tracking devices can be used in different
ways and it depends on the work habits of the individual autistic child. The wearable
devices are like anklets, belt loops, clothing, and bracelets. The system will track the
child by using global positioning system (GPS) and will send an emergency message to
the nearby caretaker of the autistic child. According to the journal Pediatrics published in
2012 (Kelly 2014), analysis shows that around 49% of autistic children are gone missing
at least once in their childhood time. Around 65% of autistic children reached the close
call with traffic accidents.
The benefits of using tracking device for autistic children will provide an additional
safety and will also help escape the life-frightening situations. Next couple of years we
trust and will see a stream of GPS tracking devices designed particularly for the mental
imbalance group or autistic children. Most of the guardians do not know that there are
some good GPS tracking devices available to track their autistic child or special disabilities.
Here are the lists of a few awesome gadgets that can help track mentally unbalanced or
autistic children and prevent them from getting lost.
14.1.6.1 AngelSense
This device was launched in 2014. It provides the safety solution with voice monitoring
system. AngelSense is also GPS enabled and is entirely used by autistic and other special
need children as they often wander or dart off. As explained by Lewis (2014), although it
helps for GPS tracking and is connected with voice monitoring system, it provides maximum protection and security for autistic children.
Internet of Things (IoT)
open market for autistic children. The report (Bower and Sturman 2015) on 10 April 2015
from Vandrico Wearable Technologies database (http://vandrico.com/ wearables) stated
that about 296 types of gadgets are available in the field of entrainment, gaming, lifestyles,
and many more areas. As discussed by Barfield and Caudell (2014), all wearable devices
are integrated with a large number of various sensors that are capable of gathering the
following information:
1. Acoustic information such as volume, frequency, and pitch
2. Mechanical information such as displacement, force, position, and acceleration
3. Environmental information such as humidity and temperature
4. Biological information such as temperature, neural activities, heart rate, and
pulse rate
5. Optical information such as light wave frequency, refraction, luminance, and
brightness.
14.1.6 Tracking Devices
As we know children with ASD are getting lost due to their inexpressible behavior.
Parents are worried to provide the safe environment to their kids when they are outside of the home or away from a safety zone. Healy (2012) has noticed that ASDs are
more often found in younger kids and the risk can be major issues. Keeping in view of
this problem for an autistic child the tracking devices are developed, and by using such
devices autistic children do not go for missing. The use of tracking devices is not compulsory and it is not mandatory for parents to use such devices for their autistic child.
However, if parents will feel that the tracking devices are useful for safety of their kids,
they may use it without hesitation. Now, the tracking devices can be used in different
ways and it depends on the work habits of the individual autistic child. The wearable
devices are like anklets, belt loops, clothing, and bracelets. The system will track the
child by using global positioning system (GPS) and will send an emergency message to
the nearby caretaker of the autistic child. According to the journal Pediatrics published in
2012 (Kelly 2014), analysis shows that around 49% of autistic children are gone missing
at least once in their childhood time. Around 65% of autistic children reached the close
call with traffic accidents.
The benefits of using tracking device for autistic children will provide an additional
safety and will also help escape the life-frightening situations. Next couple of years we
trust and will see a stream of GPS tracking devices designed particularly for the mental
imbalance group or autistic children. Most of the guardians do not know that there are
some good GPS tracking devices available to track their autistic child or special disabilities.
Here are the lists of a few awesome gadgets that can help track mentally unbalanced or
autistic children and prevent them from getting lost.
14.1.6.1 AngelSense
This device was launched in 2014. It provides the safety solution with voice monitoring
system. AngelSense is also GPS enabled and is entirely used by autistic and other special
need children as they often wander or dart off. As explained by Lewis (2014), although it
helps for GPS tracking and is connected with voice monitoring system, it provides maximum protection and security for autistic children.