Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Social network Squag aims to be a safe place for autistic kids

By Zara McAlister from FP Tech Desk

Sara Winter spent nine years watching her nephew struggle to socialize with his peers, her heart breaking each time the 11-year-old Toronto boy suffering from autism would grow discouraged, further eroding his fragile self-esteem.

As his dedicated aide at home and school for much of the past decade, Ms. Winter worked with her nephew’s parents to try to help him overcome his autism, employing a wide range of techniques, including behaviour recognition therapy.

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