ActiviBox.com ayuda a padres, maestros y terapeutas a mejorar el desempeño de niños y jóvenes en las áreas de: aprendizaje - conducta - A.D.D. / T.D.A.H. y dislexia. ActiviBox utiliza videos, documentos y archivos de audio con actividades y estrategias, desarrollados y probados por una comunidad de especialistas dirigidos por Mariana Leñero, Neurolingüística , Psicopedagoga y Co-Fundadora de ActiviBox.
1. A community of specialists
dedicated to help parents,
teachers and specialists of kids
and young adults with
learning disabilities
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2. The need
Learning disabilities can affect children’s ability to speak, listen,
read, write, spell, reason, recall, organize information, and do mathematics.
15%
17.5 MILLION CHILDREN IN
THE U.S. AND LATIN
AMERICA HAVE A
LEARNING DISSABILITY
of the U.S. population, or one
in seven Americans has some
type of learning disability,
according to the
National Institute of Health.
Some learning disabilities:
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia
Auditory and Visual Processing Disabilities
Attention and Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder
3. The consequences
When untreated or undiagnosed
Learning disabilities can have a devastating effect
44% of females and 57% of men drop out of high school.
(National Adult Literacy Survey)
50% of juvenile delinquents tested were found to have undetected learning disabilities.
(National Center for State Courts and the Educational Testing Service)
60% of adolescents in treatment for substance abuse have learning disabilities. (Hazelton
Foundation)
Up to 40 percent of all adults on welfare have learning disabilities. (Learning Disability Institute)
The leading variable accounting for suicides among youths under the age of 14 is learning
disabilities. (Director of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center)
5. The situation
Very few web-based, specialized resources
for Learning Disabilities in Spanish
Low quality content
and materials
Websites and videos
full of advertising
Disorganized
No practical advice based
on proven methods
6. The solution
The idea! Provide an online resource for Hispanic parents,
teachers and specialists of kids with Learning Disabilities
ADHD Language
Dyslexia Tantrums
Reading Hyperactivity
Writing Behavior
Math Fears
7. The solution
The service: Strategies, Solutions, Advice, Materials to help improve the
performance of kids and young adults with Learning Disabilities
FIND SOLUTIONS ASK AN FIND ACTIVITIES
TO COMMON SPECIALIST BY AREA
PROBLEMS (For Specialists)
8. The solution
How it is working 30 days after launch
A growing Developing a For a growing
community of growing library of community of
specialists (15) resources (+100) users (+1,300)
Video-Activities
US, México, Argentina,
Venezuela, Colombia, Chile,
Perú, Spain…
Documents
Podcasts
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10. The Founding Team
MARIANA LEÑERO
PRESIDENT & C0-FOUNDER
For over 17 years, Mariana Leñero has dedicated her professional life to the support of children and adolescents
with learning disabilities as well as to assisting their families with tools and strategies to help their children. In
1995, she founded the Centro Integra in Mexico City, a prestigious clinic, where she is in charge of conducting the
evaluations, structuring the therapeutic programs, and counseling parents and teachers. Among the many
activities in which she is involved, Mariana offers talks and counseling to Latino families in Redondo Beach and
Santa Monica.
Mariana has a BA in Neurolinguistics and Psycho-pedagogy from the Colegio Superior de Neurolingüística y
Psicopedagogía in Mexico City. Her thesis on Parameters of Development and Learning Problems in Preschool and
Elementary School Children: An Assessment Approach received an Honorable Mention Award from the examiners
committee. She has a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Jaen in Spain and another in
Forming and Training Teachers from UNINI in Puerto Rico. She taught at the same school from which she
graduated and has worked in a number of hospitals in Mexico City in the area of phoniatrics, creating programs
for adult aphasia patients. She is a thesis adviser and participates in investigation projects related to neuro-
psychopedagogic diagnosis, perceptual problems, and the relationship between the process of self-esteem and
learning.
RICARDO SOLAR
CEO & C0-FOUNDER
Ex-Mattel corporate refugee. Over 15 years of experience in the fields of strategic sales planning, shopper marketing,
new business development, and brand marketing for consumer-products companies in the US and Latin America.
Before founding Ayax, Ricardo was Sr. Director of Strategic Sales Planning for Mattel US and Latin America, leading a
50+ team of marketers, category managers, and sales account planning executives.
PEGGY HOREJSI
CTO & C0-FOUNDER
With over 25 years in the Information Technology field, Peggy has experience managing all aspects of software
development, including project management, integration of package/ERP solutions, web and corporate systems
development, and quality assurance. Prior to joining Ayax, she was Sr. Director at DIRECTV, Inc., leading a 100+
international team.