iPhone app helps people with autism communicate

We have talked a lot in this class about how improvements in telecommunications will affect companies and people in the next 5 years. This article on boston.com has reminded me that our lives are already being affected today. The city of Boston is teaming up with MIT and a local mom of an autistic child to create an iPhone app that helps people with autism communicate. The idea is to use the built in camera and video capabilities to show real images that an autistic person can interact with to express meaning and emotion.