Conversation social stories is made up of four social stories about different conversational skills and simple communication tools to go with them.

The stories focus on greetings, asking someone to play, what to talk about in a conversation and tips for great conversations. Some of the stories include square buttons with images that play whatever part of the conversation the the story is about. The buttons are similar to PECS in that they have a picture that represents the idea, and then play a message when tapped.

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The app opens up to table of contents to choose which of the four stories to read. Some of the stories have buttons that play examples of things to say when each one is pressed. The stories focus on important conversational skills including greetings, asking someone to play, tips on where to stand, how to end a conversation and many more!

Starting or maintaining a conversation can be difficult for any child, and may be especially difficult for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need.

Children with special needs often need more direct instruction of social skills like conversations.
Teaching conversational skills to any child may be easier and less stressful when visual supports, like social stories are used. This social story explains accurate social information and ensures that your child will know what to expect when having a conversation.

Social stories are an important type of visual support often used with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need. This social story uses simple text and descriptive pictures to explain why and how to initiate, maintain and end a conversation.
Social interactions, such as conversations may be especially difficult for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Many children, especially those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and other special need, often fail to pick up on social cues, making learning a social skill especially difficult. Social stories may increase awareness of how to initiate and maintain a conversation.

Social stories were first defined by Carol Gray in 1991 and are commonly used to break down a task or social situation into small and easy to understand steps, often accompanied by descriptive pictures. Social stories are incredibly easy to implement and are used by many professionals for a wide range of behaviors.

Sentence-it! is a tool intended for the development of thought and language.
The application focuses on understanding causal relations and temporal relations within a sentence, in a variety of linguistic forms: because, therefore, first and afterwards, before, after and so on.

The purpose of Sentence-it! is to serve as a bridge between thought and conduct in everyday life by making logical thought accessible to special needs children. This purpose will be realized through use of the application, which is an open tool for learning and practicing various relationships as they are expressed in language and in the user’s environment.

Practice with Sentence-it! strengthens the understanding of relations between behaviors and their outcomes, thus supporting skills related to the development of Theory of Mind (ToM) capabilities.

The imparting and practice are conducted through the use of content which is relevant for the child. Language representations are presented in text, illustration or photograph and narration.

Sentence-it! offers the stage of imparting knowledge and short games at several levels of difficulty. The level of difficulty is adjustable to the user’s level of understanding.

Sentence-it! enables the teacher or parent to integrate personal content from the child’s world.

Why is the Sentence-it! application suitable for special needs?
1. Sentence-it! is a tool which enables the teacher / therapist to select the logical relationship he wishes to practice, its verbal representation and the content suitable for the student.
2. Sentence-it! is an open tool which enables the teacher / therapist to add content from the student’s world.
3. Personal adaptation of difficulty level – the possibility of personally adapting the level of difficulty in accordance with the student’s needs.
4. Personal adaptation of representations – multidimensional presentation of picture, text and narration and the possibility of selecting the representation or representations suitable for each user.
5. Adapted design – age respectful design, suitable for the population, with few distractions and accessible transfer of information.
6. Clear and friendly interface inviting the user to operate independently.
7. Convenient interface for teacher / therapist, which enables the fast and easy creation of suitable content.
8. Built-in reinforcement in the course of practice, which enhance the sense of capability as well as the logical relationships practiced.
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Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary.

Autism iHelp – Colors SLP Edition includes:
-Complete versions (without in-app purchasing) of Autism iHelp – Colors App
-Ability to track several students at a time.
-Two voice options - male and female.

This app includes 72 real world photos; it has been proven that children with Autism respond best to photos as opposed to illustrations and are very visual learners.

This app also includes two Learning Enhancement activities. These learning activities are presented in a game-like format. These games check retention of the learned vocabulary and integrate auditory and visual memory.

Autism iHelp COLORS is extremely unique when compared to any other first word learning apps. This app includes groups of pictures categorized by specific color. This app helps to distinguish and identify common items by color and allows for increased environmental generalization. This helps the child with Autism to recognize that boundaries in regards to categorization are not exclusive.

“with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

The Social Skills Edition of the Autism Behavior Toolbox consists of strategies necessary in getting along with others. They help children become more comfortable and competent in social situations. Detailed strategies are presented in 21 areas including making friends, dealing with bullying and teasing, getting a hair cut, riding in a school bus, social problem solving, travelling and going on vacation, using leisure time, and play, going shopping, eating in a restaurant, going to the dentist and visiting their physicians as examples. Strategies are classified according to age level ranging from age 3-12. The app not only includes strategies but reading lists associated with each topic area. Users can create a note to attach to their strategies that can be exported in an attractive book format as a pdf file into iBooks, sent as a text message, attached to an email, or saved to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Parents and teachers can send copies of strategies to one another to assist in program planning and maintain good communication.

Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary.
Autism iHelp - Comprehension targets fundamental receptive language skills in a variety of formats. While utilizing real-life photographs, this app requires the learner to listen and follow directions of varying complexity. Comprehension of one- and two-step directions is essential for academic success on a fundamental level, and builds on short-term and auditory memory skills. Options include written directions and verbally presented directions.
Autism iHelp – Comprehension - SLP Edition includes:
-Complete versions (without in-app purchasing) of all 2 Comprehension sets.
-Ability to track several students gains at a time, through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each activity.
-Two voice options - male and female.

“with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary.

Autism iHelp – Language Concepts SLP Edition includes:
-Complete versions (without in-app purchasing) of the 2 Language Concepts apps.
-Ability to track several students at a time.
-Male and Female voice option.

Autism iHelp Language Concepts targets fundamental vocabulary building concepts in a variety of formats. While utilizing real-life photographs, this app requires the learner to demonstrate more than just basic understanding of targeted vocabulary during manipulation activities involving categorization, and sorting skills.
Additionally, you are able to track your child's gains through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each learning enhancement activity.

“with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary.
Autism iHelp - Sorting is a fun and interactive app that requires the learner to drag and drop items into the appropriately labeled 'categorical' box. This activity allows the learner another opportunity to generalize previously reviewed vocabulary through real-life photo images and improve categorization skills, divided attention, and visual processing.
Autism iHelp – Sorting SLP Edition includes:
-Complete versions (without in-app purchasing) of all 3 Sorting sets.
-Ability to track several students gains at a time, through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each activity.
-Two voice options - male and female.

“with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary.
This app provides learning and repitition of basic skills that are necessary for successful communication and conversational attempts. Differentiating between yes and no and learning the concept of negation are building blocks of basic sorting, categorization, and answering basic questions. This app, like other Autism iHelp apps, uses real-world photos to focus on a specific area that often needs targeted practice in the Autism population.
Ability to track several students gains at a time, through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each activity.

“with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

iModeling – Using Video Modeling (VM) to Teach Skills to Individuals with Autism and Other Disabilities

iModeling app is a Video Modeling app designed to teach a variety of skills to people on the autism spectrum and other disabilities of any communication skill level.

Based on research into Video Modeling conducted by Autism SA and the Disabilities Research Unit at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia, you can use iModeling to create videos to teach skills to a person who is a visual learner. A range of skills can be taught and developed using iModeling including literacy skills, play skills, personal care skills, fitness skills, communication skills and daily living skills.

Research behind iModeling has demonstrated that:
• Video Modeling can teach social skills to people on the autism spectrum and other disabilities;
• People retain the skills taught;
• They can utilise skills in other settings, such as home and school;
• Those that are most likely to respond to Video Modeling are those who enjoy being filmed, or who like watching themselves or others on film; and
• Video Modeling generally has been shown to have success for children, teenagers and adults.

The iModeling app is designed for making videos anytime, anywhere. Just record your own footage (or use existing footage on your camera roll) and edit the footage. Then, follow the 5 easy steps to create your own video model:

1. Create a title.
2. Record and edit your footage.
3. Add a reward image for watching the video model.
4. Assign the video model to a specific child account.
5. Review and save your video model, ready to use.

More information can be accessed at www.imodelingapp.com

The iModeling Project is funded by two grants from the Telstra Foundation over six years.

iModeling is on Facebook and Twitter - @imodelingapp

Based on the top-selling autism curriculum tool, Language Builder® Picture Cards, the Language Builder Free App includes TWO core autism education activities with infinitely customizable presentations. Professionally designed to be used by Therapists, Teachers & Parents to teach children with autism, speech-language delay or special needs, the app lets you design the lessons: customize speech or text commands, card positions, prompts and prompt fading, target & distractor words, reinforcers, & more.

“I'm so excited!! I use the Stages/Language Builder flashcards religiously in my classroom, they are by far the best language flashcards I've found, and I've been pining for an app with the pictures from the cards!!!” –Nicole Mays, Teacher

FREE app includes 90 Language Builder® Basic Stage images (15 words w/6 photo examples of each) to use in the Identical Matching & Similar Matching activities. Upgrade to Basic or Pro for additional activities. Pro has 600+ words, Basic lets you purchase additional word packs! Every student learns at a different pace- buy only what you need, when you need it! Save $$ hundreds on traditional flash cards.

“The photos are exactly what you would expect from Language Builder – colorful, realistic & varied.” – Joyce Olson, SLP

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Activities included:

+ Identical Matching: teaches students to match identical pictures of familiar objects. Generally one of the first drills taught in an ABA/DTT program.

+ Similar Matching: teaches students to match pictures which portray the same word, but with a different image. Helps students generalize from the therapeutic setting to a realistic environment.

Available with upgrade:

+ Receptive Labeling: students hear a word spoken by the iPad, then touch one of the displayed pictures to show they recognize the word and can find the corresponding picture.

+ Expressive Labeling: presents the picture on the screen and asks students “what is it?” You gauge response and deliver reinforcement to shape pronunciation.

+ Picture Identification: allows students to scroll independently through pictures and hear a spoken word paired with the picture on the screen. Great review of pictures and their labels!

+ Sorting: allows students to sort pictures into categories with like objects.

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Benefits & features of the Language Builder from Stages App:

+ Therapists lighten your load by carrying all of your flash cards electronically
+ Parents work with your child at home to increase learning time!
+ Choose words & distractors
+ Customize card presentation
+ Choose from 1 to 6 cards in the selection field
+ Select from multiple prompts & methods of prompt fading
+ Realistic voice commands and reinforcers (no robotic tone!)
+ Choose visual, music & voice reward for finishing a drill
+ Save $$ hundreds on traditional flash cards
+ Appeal to students drawn to the iPad
+ Your cards won’t get torn, worn out or lost!


Stages Learning has been creating quality teaching tools since 1996. We were one of the first companies to create products specifically designed to meet the unique needs of students with autism, and we are dedicated to quality autism education.

We all know that learning happens in stages. Learn to crawl before you walk, learn to walk before you run. Language development also happens in stages. Children learn to match objects first ("put apple with apple"), then to identify objects receptively ("give me the apple"), and finally to identify objects expressively ("what is it?" "it is an apple"). Our products are created to stimulate learning at each stage of language development.

The stages of your child's development are precious and wonderful. Stages Learning will partner with you to make the most of every stage.