We are proud to announce that The Social Express has been downloaded in 48 countries in less then 30 days! We are so excited to begin hearing success stories around the globe!
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Thank you to Angela Desideri for mentioning The Social Express social learning application in her blogg today. Angela Desideri, MS, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and co-developer of SpeechTree, a research-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app for the iPad. She is an approved American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) CEU provider and has presented on the topic of AAC throughout the United States and internationally.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A recent study of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder by Paul Shattuck, PhD, autism expert and assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis Shattuck notes that limited or absent peer relationships can negatively influence health and mental health, especially during the teen years. The study showed teens with an ASD were significantly more likely never to see friends out of school. Although large large organizations like the YMCA offer inclusion programs for special needs children, their counselors are most likely not trained to facilitate interactions between typical peers and special needs children.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
