Many scholars envision that their countless hours of research will ultimately yield practical applications. CYFS faculty affiliate Keith Allen recently went a step further by co-developing one – for smartphones and tablets.
Allen, a professor of psychology and pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, has co-created the MySocius app to help parents foster communication and social interaction skills in children with autism.
According to Allen, MySocius encourages evidence-based “naturalistic teaching” that can complement the professional intervention and therapy programs frequently used to treat the symptoms of autism.
Allen designed MySocius in conjunction with BehaviorApp, a division of the Lincoln, Neb.-based app developer SectorNow. SectorNow is offering a limited number of the MySocius app, which retails for $24.99, free of charge to families of children with autism. Interested parents should contact BehaviorApp’s Craig Lutz-Prefect at craig@sectornow.com or 402-423-2444 for more information.
Information from a University of Nebraska Medical Center news release was used in this report. To read a related story from the Lincoln Journal Star, click here.