5 Tips to Help Your Child Make Friends
October 6, 2012
If your child is having difficulty making friends at school, it is heart breaking. You want to help him. It could be that he’s experiencing problems developing a range of social skills. Maybe he’s having difficulty looking others in the eye, talking about what the group is talking about, or other behaviors that are needed…
The Social Express Attends Special Needs Education CASE Conference
October 1, 2012
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 30, 2012 The Social Express™, creators of a new social skills learning software program for special needs children, is attending the Annual CASE Conference from November 1-3 in Scottsdale. The Social Express was voted Most Likely to Succeed at SIIA’s Ed Tech Summit in May. The company joins top special…
Social Skills Learning Firm Attends EdNET 2012 in Baltimore
September 20, 2012
Our President, Jon Cornick, and I are all set for our trip to the upcoming EdNET 2012 Conference. EdNET is a premier networking event for the Education that’s so well attended, this is its 24th year! We’re really looking forward to meeting many of the top industry leaders in Education. We’ve been fortunate to have such…
Autism Plugged In: The Social Story Application You’ve Been Dreaming About
September 17, 2012
A big thank you to Jack Kieffer of Autism Plugged In for a great review of our social skills learning program. Jack says The Social Express “takes kids through social skills with ease“. Check out Autism PluggedIn for more reviews of learning programs and apps. Autism Plugged In reviews our social skills learning program…
Director of Clinical Research at Marcus Autism Center Joins Advisory Board
September 14, 2012
We’re honored to have Dr. Celine Saulnier join our Advisory Board. She has invested her career in researching and helping children and young adults on the autism spectrum. Dr. Saulnier shares with us a passion for finding new ways to help children diagnosed on the autism spectrum to improve their social skills. Our press release is below.…
Teaching Social Skills: Jon Cornick’s Blogtalkradio Interview
September 12, 2012
Jon Cornick, our president, was interviewed recently on Education Talk Radio. Jon talks about importance of helping parents, educators and therapists to teach social skills to children on the autism spectrum. Engaging the kids long enough for them to learn is key for anyone helping a child with autism. It’s just so important that children…
Innovative Tool to Overcome Social Learning Challenges
September 10, 2012
SouthEast Psych is a psychology practice located in Charlotte, North Carolina. (That’s also where our president Jon Cornick is based.) The SouthEast Psych team is a great group of people. They’re really focused on giving their clients a top-notch experience. Here’s how they make that happen, from their website: Southeast Psych is one of the…
Speech Language Pathologist Recommends New Social Learning Software
September 6, 2012
We were so honored that our social learning software has been recommended by another Speech Language Pathologist! Angela Desideri, M.S.,CCC-SLP finds that The Social Express helps some of her students with perspective taking skills, among other improvements. Here is more of our interview with Angela Desideri. San Diego-CA (PRWEB) August 30, 2012 Angela Desideri, a Speech-Language…
Seven Tips for Using iPads with Kids with Autism (and My Favorite Learning Programs)
September 4, 2012
Here is a recent guest post I wrote about using iPads to help kids with autism. It was published at ilearnproject.com Here is how the iLearn Project describes itself from their website: The iLearn Project exists to equip families, educators, and school leaders to innovate using 21st century digital learning. We’re here to make your…
Appsmitten Says: Social Skills Software is ‘In a Class of It’s Own’
August 24, 2012
We’re so “smitten” about a recent review of our social learning software by appSmitten. The team at appSmitten puts together handpicked, personalized app reviews. And they recently reviewed our social skills learning software. We’re very humbled! If you haven’t checked out their site, here is the link: http://www.appsmitten.com/ Here is the appSmitten review about…
Social Learning Software Creator Interviewed by The iMums
August 23, 2012
I really enjoyed my recent interview with The iMums! It gave me a chance to share my ideas on creating social learning software for children with autism, ADHD and Asperger’s. The iMums is a wonderful website with tons of helpful app reviews. Or, as they describe it: “reviews of mothers of little gadget lovers.” The…
3 Ways Group Video Games Help Your Child to Improve Social Skills
August 17, 2012
We believe that every child deserves to have a friend. Often making friends is harder for kids with autism, Asperger’s, and ADHD. They need extra help to develop social skills such as being with the group, understanding what’s happening next, communication, and looking at who is talking. Many times it’s because they don’t pick…
Improving Social Skills of Kids with Autism: An Optimistic Research Study!
August 7, 2012
I have long believed that children with autism really do have the ability to improve their social skills and make friends. Good news! Now there’s a study that agrees with me. Researchers at the Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara found that children with autism can make friends. The research study focused on children…
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