Scientist developing software to help children with autism communicate receives $25000 grant
Christchurch scientist Dr Swati Gupta has received a $25,000 boost to further develop her revolutionary tool Talk With Me, a high-tech software based communication training platform for children with Autism. The grant from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Fund, awarded to help early career scientists develop clever new ideas and work closely with business to take it to market, is one of ten made possible by a donation from the Norman F. B. Barry Foundation.