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The Social Express Attends Special Needs Education CASE Conference

Social-skills-special-education-CASE-conferenceSan 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 education leaders at the 23rd annual CASE conference. The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) is an international professional educational organization which is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) whose members are dedicated to the enhancement of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each individual in society.

“We’ve been humbled by the amazing reception and feedback we’ve received from special needs

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Social Skills Learning Firm Attends EdNET 2012 in Baltimore

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 an overwhelming and enthusiastic response to our social skills learning program, The Social Express, in our first (almost) year. We’re busy making plans to continue to grow our company and become leaders in social and emotional learning in Education.

If you’re attending EdNET 2012, let us know! It would be great to meet up. Here is our press release:

The Social Express Attends EdNET 2012 in Baltimore, September 30  – October 3

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 20, 2012

The Social Express™, creators of a new social skills learning management system, is attending EdNET 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland from September 30 to October 3. The Social Express was voted Most Likely to Succeed at SIIA’s Ed Tech Summit in May. The company joins over 550 executives and industry leaders at the 24th annual EdNET, the education industry’s premier event.

“The Social Express has received an incredibly enthusiastic reception in its first year. By providing exceptional curricula, analytics reporting, and other exciting content, The Social Express will continue it’s goal of becoming a leader in social and emotional learning in Education,” said company President Jon Cornick.

Cornick added, “EdNET is an excellent conference that provides our company with opportunities to

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Autism Plugged In: The Social Story Application You’ve Been Dreaming About

 

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

The Social Express: Social Story Application You’ve Been Dreaming About

The Social Express Takes Kids Through Social Situations With Ease!

One of the things that might stand out about The Social Express app for iPad is the price tag – at a whopping $89.99, this app isn’t something that you purchase without researching.  Having used the autism app and experienced it for myself, I can assure you that the program is worth the cost if you have a child who needs to build effective social skills!

The Social Express app is full of beautifully detailed animations which take users through countless different social

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Director of Clinical Research at Marcus Autism Center Joins Advisory Board

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.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 13, 2012

The Social Express™, a new creator of social skills software, today announced that it has appointed to its Advisory Board, Celine Saulnier, Ph.D. Dr. Saulnier currently serves as the Clinical Director for Research at the Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

At the Marcus Autism Center, Dr. Saulnier oversees the development

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Innovative Tool to Overcome Social Learning Challenges

Southeast Psych Calls The Social Express Innovative ToolSouthEast 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 largest and most-respected psychology practices in the region. We got that way by hiring top-notch clinical and support staff and investing heavily in the practice. When you visit either location, you’ll notice books, coffee, tremendous hospitality, and even an unexpected sense of fun. We want our clients to have a special experience from the time they walk in the door until the moment they leave.

SouthEast Psych reviewed our social learning software and gave us high marks! Thanks so much to Becky Thompson at SouthEast Psych for this review.

Here is their wonderful review.

The Social Express: An Innovative Tool for Overcoming Social Learning Challenges

Just like IQs, we each have a unique EQ, or emotional intelligence quotient.  However, in the same way that IQs can be developed over time, EQs can be built through explicit learning and practice, as well.  Especially for our kids with social learning challenges, it is essential to provide opportunities for emotional intelligence growth.
One of the most innovative tools we’ve seen recently is

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Speech Language Pathologist Recommends New Social Learning Software

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 Pathologist, calls The Social Express (TM) an essential social learning software program that can be a useful tool for many teachers and SLP’s.

The Social Express is an interactive social skills learning program, which consists of 16 lessons and 30 interactive scenes. Developed for children between five and 12 years, the software is based on best practices and programs that feature cognitive behavioral techniques and visual strategies. The lessons adhere to California State Board of Education Content Standards and the Common Core Standards.

The program uses video modeling, socially valid dialog, original characters, and Hollywood-movie quality animation. Children with autism, ADHD, Asperger’s and other social-emotional deficits find the characters engaging and many ask to use it everyday.

Angela Desideri uses The Social Express on an iPad with some of her students diagnosed with high functioning autism, Asperger’s, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and with those who have social language deficits.

When asked to describe the progress she’s seen in her students after using The Social Express, Desideri explained four

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Seven Tips for Using iPads with Kids with Autism (and My Favorite Learning Programs)

The Social Express Guest Post for iLearn ProjectHere 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 life easier by compiling and producing the latest research and tools. We’re not affiliated with any curriculum, software, or hardware providers. Our vision is to see Washington state lead the country in high test scores and low costs as a result of online and blended learning. The iLearn Project is a project of the Freedom Foundation.

Like many parents and educators we’re sold on the iPad as a learning tool. My wife and I believe that it’s hard to beat the iPad for learning programs for our sons with autism.

Our twin sons, diagnosed on the spectrum at the age of three, are 10 years old now and in mainstream classes. It was a long road to arrive here. When my wife and I successfully navigated the public school system and got them into mainstream kindergarten, we were so glad.
Then, we quickly realized that the boys were both suffering from major social- emotional skill deficits. They weren’t interacting at all with the other kids in their new mainstream class. We knew that we had more work to do to help them to develop social skills.

About the same time, a big ‘aha’

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