I am waiting for the release of the embrace watch. Originally it was being designed for non-verbal people with autism, The researchers were hoping to find a way to watch determine levels so that someone could intercede before a child had a melt down. During their research, one of the test subjects had a seizure and the alerts went off. (About 30%-40% of people with autism also have epilepsy.) With that development the researchers moved the focus of their research to epilepsy. The embrace watch monitors the autonomic nervous system and body. When the wearer has a seizure it transmits a message to up to 5 cell phones "Timmy needs help". The watch also logs all of the different types of information that a standard fit bit type device does. So you can pull up the information on your computer and see how well the wearer is sleeping etc. You can look for patterns to see when seizures are occurring. If they occur under stress, you can set the watch to alarm when stress reaches a level that you set and the watch will vibrate when the wearer reaches that level of stress, cuing the wearer to take a break and try to calm down. While originally expected to ship in July, the company has moved the shipment date to January. I am planning to purchase one for my son so that for the first time in his life he might have some level of independence. If you are interested there are various You Tube videos about the watch. A local epilepsy charity in our area has ordered 12 of the watches. To learn more check out the You tube videos on the embrace watch.
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