Software helps children with autism to see emotions

A 10-year-old boy in the US who has autism is getting help from “autism glass”, an experimental device that records and analyses faces in real time and alerts him to the emotions they are expressing.

Software helps children with autism to see emotions

Like many children with autism, Julian Brown from San Jose has trouble reading emotions in people’s faces — one of the biggest challenges for people with the neurological disorder.

The facial recognition software was developed at Stanford University and runs on Google Glass, a computerised headset with a front-facing camera and a tiny display just above the right eye.

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