TeachTown: BasicsMaking Autism Manageable

Can you imagine an innovation that makes this better? Come enter the

world of Teachtown….

• Need? • Data: One in every 100 children in the United States may have

some form of autism spectrum disorder, far more than previously believed, and the rate appears to be worsening quickly, especially among boys, new figures from the CDC show. (Singer, 2009)

• Many of these children final destination is prison.• Schools and parents need your help.

One in every 100 children in the United States may have some form of autism spectrum disorder, far more

than previously believed, and the rate appears to be worsening quickly,

especially among boys, new figures from the CDC show.

We have a problem! Can you help? Autism, an increase of 57% over the last two years. No cure! Get involve with research. We need your money and approval for our innovation, TeachTown Basic. This could be your child…………………….

Research Innovators

• Dr. Chris Whalen - President, Founder and Chief Science Officer – Teachtown

• Dr. Shannon Cernich- Research Scientist, Teachtown• Manya Vaupel, M.Ed., BCBA- Curriculum Director,

Teachtown

Early Innovators and Adopters of Autism: Medical Community and College and Universities

Leo Kanner introduced the label early infantile autism in 1943.

Hans Asperger Austrian pediatrician after whom Asperger syndrome is named.

Research with a purpose: Autism

• The mission:• Research Program Emphases

• Longitudinal, multi-site study to investigate the developmental patterns, preventive factors, and predictive variables related to young children’s challenging behavior.

• Effective services and interventions for young children with challenging behavior and their families

• Administrative operations and systems variables

• Personnel preparation and utilization of evidence-based practice

• Enable students to be able to learn something in an instructional setting and apply it in a functional setting.

Strategy for the Innovation

•Evidence Based Practices- Teachtown in 3 years has produced a 40 percent increase in behavior modification in Autism students 5 thru 12 years of age

•The innovation of Teachtown like curriculum based instructions have increased 90 percent since introduced in public schools

•A communication forum that allows everyday people an opportunity to interact with parents and teachers who have elected to employ Teachtown as a management tool for their child or student with Autism

• Evidence Based Practice• The innovation sold itself• Market to school systems• Technology and academic

conferences• Global

Convincing manufactures to produce and fund TeachTown

•3 step process……>>>>>>>>>>•Strategy•Evidence Based Practices•Need•Target state with highest prevalence of Autism: California. •Why California? Diversity!!

Development

•Product was designed for global and diversity population experiencing “generalization •Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)•Autism•Asperger Syndrome•Autistic Disorder•Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)•Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)•Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)•Many of the clients participated in trail studies

Development Confrontation to Innovation

• Accessible and affordable •Issues in Autism Programs•Staff-student ratios•Funding•Staff training and implementation•Accountability•Behavior problems of students•Access to general curriculum•Rapid increases in ASD•Access to evidence-based interventions•Paucity of appropriate staff (have to contract out)

• TeachTown, Inc. is a Seattle-based research company that specializes in the development of computer-assisted treatment services for children with behavioral and developmental disorders.

• The company’s product, TeachTown: Basics, is the world’s first comprehensive, computer-assisted treatment program for children with autism spectrum disorders. All of TeachTown’s programs are based on best-practices from research and designed with input from an expert advisory board with extensive experience in behavior analysis, special education, developmental and clinical psychology, as well as speech pathology. (Teachtown, 2009)

• Distribution of the education products began in 2007 in Los Angeles , California. The product was diffused into the larger sector of education in the United States (US) 2008.

• The education product has been successfully marketed and diffused into every major school district in the country.

• The diffusion product met little resistance by system and adopters because of the heavy research involved in the construct of the application and the need factor.

Commercialization

Laggards How could anyone be against helping children of Autism?

Are you among the few who frown on Autism research and innovation?

Don’t be a silent killer

Tell your Congressman and Senators to support Autism research

Its not money, its about the quality of human life.

Look below, lets make the right choice..its important!

Perceived Attributes

Observability- We at Teachtown want you to evaluate our product on it’s own merit. Look at the data! You will come to see why we are so excited!!

Trailability- When we started in 2007, we were granted a small, limited time in the most diverse school system in the US. We proved to adopters that our product was worth investing. They did, and together we change the manageability of Autism.

Diffusion Model

Change Agents

•US. Department of Education•School Boards•Teachers•Parents•Principal•Media Personnel•Community leaders•Autism advocate•Mental Health •Advocates•Autistic children•TeachTown Basic- Developers and Researchers

President Obama Plan Education Change for Autism!

“Education Secretary Duncan talks change in Autistic Curriculum!”

Teachtown rely on these simple role represented by ordinary ‘”Change agents” and “champions” within the community and school system to create positive social change…… We don’t need marketing media actors, Fox, CNN or Tiger

Woods to believe in our products..We have parents like John and Barbara Palsy to make you believe.. These are our “champions”

•Developing a need for change on the part of clients•Establishing an information exchange relationship•To diagnose problems•To create an intent to change in the client•To translate intentions into action•To stabilize adoption and prevent discontinuance•To achieve a terminal relationship with clients

Innovation into Critical Mass

As several of Teachtown Basic products have already diffused into critical mass in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and Africa, we have not become complacent. Change is what we are all about. A new horizon is near!

Think of the possibilities!Its time!!

Teachtown Basic, simple technology that holds incredible hope and promise for Autism!! Will you help?

http://www.dipity.com/lassie400/The-Innovation-Decision-Process

Timeline for Teachtown Innovation Process