Autism Connects design competition on Core77

[Guest guest]

Greetings from Romania !

Some weeks ago, Mr. Simon Wallace, " Autism Speaks' Director

of Research Development Europe " invited me to be a sort of

'community judge/blog commenter' for this student competition on the

industrial-design site Core77. He also told me not to publicize it until

it was officially announced - which is now.

http://core77.com/autism-connects/

http://challenges.core77.com/landing/contest-overview/autism-connects/

" The " Autism Connects " technology and design competition challenges

students to help individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to better

connect with the world around them, and allow individuals who do not have

ASD to better understand and connect with those who do. "

To me it sounds well meaning and pretty respectful.

Previously, Core77 had presented and praised Wiltshire and

Temple Grandin. Temple is also on the official judge panel now.

I hope our civilized participation could counterbalance the 'official'

judges,

others of which some of us may have some arguments against ;-)

Thank you for thinking about this,

Mircea Pauca, Bucuresti, Romania