AUTISM NEWS
Ways a New Smartwatch
Makes Caring for
an Autistic Loved One Easier
By Clifford WADDELL and Savannah BOWEN
P
inPoint Technologies, Inc. is a smartwatch
start-up based out of Detroit, Michigan,
that has made it a goal to help the autism
community. It was founded by its chief op-
erating officer, Quincy Hyatt, a Detroit na-
tive. Quincy, who has a sister with special
needs, knows all too well what families af-
fected by autism experience every day. Like some
families affected by autism, Quincy and the Hyatt
family endured many distressing incidents when his
sister wandered way, sometimes for long periods of
time.
After experiencing these episodes one too many
times, Quincy developed his own solution. He set
out to make sure that no other family went through
the same thing.
In 2010, Quincy assembled a team and later secured
patents for a wearable phone and GPS locating de-
vice that offers exclusive safety features. Given Quin-
cy’s experience and his connection with the autism
community, the PinPoint team dedicated a significant
amount of time and resources to develop a product
that would be useful to the autism community.
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