Quotes / Excerpts from Select Articles

“An ambitious startup building Glass software to help autistic children learn some of the skills they need to interact with those around them.”
—Wired   

“I think those glasses make me smarter.” “I think I am breaking out of an autism prison!” – (quoting Sean, age 11, who tried on Brain Power’s system)
—The Boston Globe   

“Even children who have sensory overload issues, something commonly encountered in autism, have found they can tolerate wearing Google Glass — indeed are often excited to do so.”
—TechCrunch   

“…Could be a game changer for people on the spectrum all over the world.”
—CBS TV   

“Futuristic technology [that] can measure the symptoms of autism objectively and help coach children on the spectrum toward self-sufficiency.”
—The Huffington Post   

“…Encourages kids to interact with their parents and make eye contact by presenting exercises like a game.”
—The Economic Times   

“Through technology, we can rewrite the future of autism and bring hope to families around the world.”
—United Nations & Autism Speaks, quoting Ned Sahin   

“We need to help children get beyond the challenges and learn to be self-sufficient.”
—Autism Speaks   

“The team is fortified by a group of MIT-trained software and hardware engineers.”
—Google Glass Journal   

“Like most kids on the autism spectrum, he loves technology, so he loved the experience – Zuleka Queen-King”
—MedTech Boston   

“To just sit with Ned for a week and see him run a business day-to-day has really been beneficial,” Burt said. “It’s something five years from now I’ll be thinking about when I’m managing a team.”
—MIT Sloan School of Management   

“Brain Power’s software helps kids interpret their family members’ expressions through a series of games and exercises.”
—Yahoo!   

“…A program that aids children with autism identify the mood of the people they are interacting with by coaching them how the people are feeling.”
—Autism Daily Newscast   

“[Brain Power] are designing tools to coach children… to make eye contact, increase connection to those around them, and unleash the potential of their brain”
—Simons Foundation Autism Research Institute   

“…Google Glass has an advantage because it keeps children with autism connected to their families and the real world.”
—MSN