LENA Newsroom Articles

Screening for autism: New tool looks at child's speech patterns

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Parents can find out sooner -- and in their own homes -- if their children are at risk for autism, says a Boulder-based not-for-profit organization that has created a new screening tool.

Foundation Helps Detect Autism Earlier

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The numbers are staggering. Two new government studies have found that one out of every 100 children in the U.S. has some form of autism.

The Lena Foundation Sent Us Electric Pants

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Aiden recently participated in a study of children with Apraxia done by The Lena Foundation.

Home Autism Detector Worries Some Doctors

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

A new device marketed to parents as an early detection device for autism has specialists debating whether the technology will become a powerful autism screening tool for doctors, or a do-it-yourself recipe for parental anxiety.

BBC World Service: "The World Today": Autism Detection Software

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that appears in childhood and results in impaired social and emotional development. For autistic children even the most simple tasks can be traumatic. Early detection can be a factor in how well sufferers are able to deal with their condition. So it will come as some very good news that a U.S.-based company, the LENA Foundation, has developed a device to detect autism by using software to analyze the sound recordings of infants and children.

Can autism really be detected by voice alone?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The Lena Foundation, whose new autism-screening tool hit the market in September, claims that parents who use the Lena System are now able to determine with 91 percent accuracy whether their child is developing normally, has autism, or has unassociated language delays.

A Device to Spot Autism Early

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Researchers have developed a device that can automatically identify autistic children as young as 24 months using the vocalizations they make during a normal day at home.

Language Assessment: New Tool for Pediatric Clinicians

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The clunky, gargantuan tape recorders that speech-language pathologists have used for decades to collect data are officially obsolete.

Advancement Made in Automatic Autism Screen Increases Accuracy to 91%, Scheduled for Release This Month

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

LENA Foundation has increased the accuracy of the LENA Autism Screen (LAS) to 91 percent for children 24 to 48 months. LAS—the first automatic and totally objective autism screen—is now as accurate or more accurate than other autism screens currently available to parents and clinicians.