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According to Steve Edelson, director of the San Diego-based research andeducation group, this is the first .mobi Web site created and maintained by anational autism organization, and is in response to consumers' desire for"practical" mobile content.
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"There are almost two billion mobile Internet users today, and we'retailoring our organization's services to better serve those needs," saidEdelson.
Many of the major papers and published studies from the Autism ResearchInstitute's popular website, www.autism.com, have been reformatted for easy,on-the-go reading on http://autism.mobi.
The site also includes advice for parents, treatment tips, and answers tofrequently asked questions. One especially valuable feature is the AutismTreatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), which is designed to evaluatecognitive, communication, sensory, and social skills - as well as the physicalhealth - of individuals on the autism spectrum. Parents and specialists cancomplete the ATEC on their mobile phones at any time, such as when waiting inthe doctor's office, and they can immediately forward the results to theirchild's or patient's physician for review.
Amy Mischler, dotMobi's Vice President of Identity and Brand Servicessaid, "dotMobi recently released the results of a study that showed consumerswant useful, practical content available for their mobile phones. Autism.mobiis an excellent example of that, as well as being a site which is designed toserve the needs of a community. Globally, people are more likely to have amobile phone with Internet access than a computer with Internet access, andhaving a .mobi site available allows an organization to reach a greaterpopulation who will be able to benefit from its services."
For more information about http://autism.mobi or about the Autism ResearchInstitute, call 619-281-7165 or visit www.autism.com.
About the Autism Research Institute (ARI)
Established in 1967, the Autism Research Institute is the firstorganization dedicated to autism research. ARI supports and conducts research;networks with parents, professionals and other autism organizations; anddisseminates information about autism through its publications, conferences,and the Internet. The Institute's founder, Dr. Bernard Rimland, founded theAutism Society of America and was the chief consultant to the Oscar-winningmovie Rain Man.
About dotMobi
dotMobi (the informal name of mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.), a consortiumheadquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is leading the growth of internet use frommobile phones with the .mobi domain name. Unique among domain name providers,dotMobi ensures that services and sites developed around .mobi are optimizedfor use by mobile devices. On-the-go consumers can have confidence that a Website will work on their mobile phones when using a .mobi address.
dotMobi is backed by leading mobile operators, network & devicemanufacturers, and internet content providers, including Ericsson, GSMAssociation, Hutchison 3, Microsoft, Nokia, Orascom Telecom, SamsungElectronics, Syniverse, T-Mobile, Telefonica Moviles, TIM, Visa and Vodafone.
For more information on dotMobi domains and registration information,visit http://dotmobi.mobi. Visit the dotMobi blog at http://blog.mobi.For more information, please contact: Vance Hedderel dotMobi 703-485-5563 [email protected] Danielle Siemon Edelman for dotMobi 650-762-2947 [email protected] Steve Edelson, Ph.D. Director, Autism Research Institute [email protected] 619-281-7165
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