I am Karl Smith, father of an autistic son.  I have created software to help children like my son.  The program incorporates powerful behavioral principles to get even children that require one-on-one instruction to usually become independent learners on the software.  It is quite customizable to accommodate various types of educational approaches as well as individual differences.  The program complements various educational programming and interventions.  The program is used widely with individuals with autism, other learning disabilities, and even typically developing children.  Frequently in home situations, the young siblings of our target child will also like to use the software giving great role models and a sense of belonging for our target child.

 

This is a large program with over 125 content programs and hundreds of selectable reinforcers to motivate our kids.  There is a wide range of potential reinforcers to engage even the most difficult to motivate individuals.  You can even add your own child specific reinforcers.  The content is in the developmental range of 2 to 8 years old and can work with even very low functioning individuals to typically developing but young children.  Older children or adults that are severely delayed frequently respond to the software since we do not baby the student.  How juvenile the software looks is dependent on the reinforcers picked for the student so that the software can accommodate very young children to severely delayed adults.

 

So that most families can afford the product, I only charge $99 for the home license and there is a $10 trial.  This is incredibly cheep for such a huge product but it needs to be inexpensive to allow most of our kids to get access to it.  Since most even very low functioning children can use the software independently, the program can deliver many thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars of equivalent education.  I price the software to not compete with money needed for other services and treatments.  My mission is to create effective but also affordable tools to help individuals with autism and other learning disabilities. 

 

The software collects data for reports to easily determine the effectiveness with a specific child.  For a $10 home trial, it is virtually free to try the software.  The $10 covers our shipping and handling costs and applies to the full price if purchased within 60 days.

 

For more information, you can visit our web site at www.dttrainer.com or call 803-233-0541.  To order a home trial visit: http://www.dttrainer.com/evaluate.html, or to order the home license visit: http://www.dttrainer.com/homepricing.html.  NEW YEAR SPECIAL… Extended until January 31^st 2006, you can buy the home license for $89.10.  Give the gift of education! 

 

Please tell other parents and your school about the software and help spread the word.  The revenue that we receive helps continue to expand the software content, reinforcers, and features.  We also accept donations to help our mission.  Thank you for your support.  Together we can make a difference for our children!

 

Happy New Year,

-Karl Smith