HandHold Adaptive is a leading developer of apps for autism and special education, including their flagship app iPrompts, one of the first special education apps. They have developed a suite of apps for visual supports, social stories, and speech therapy. Their apps have been independently researched and studies have found students are highly engaged with the technology and teachers find the apps easy to use. HandHold Adaptive offers the apps individually or in a PRO suite, and also provides custom licensing options for schools and districts.

1. About HandHold Adaptive® and iPrompts PRO®

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About HandHold Adaptive®
• A family business and leading
developer of research-based
apps for autism and special
education
• Flagship app, iPrompts®, was
among the first special education
apps on iTunes in 2008. Today it
has tens of thousands of users,
and is backed by peer-reviewed
research
• Research of apps is funded by
the U.S. Department of Education
(IES SBIR program) and
conducted by Yale and other
universities

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Our Suite of Apps for iOS
+ + =
NEW
Visual Supports Social Stories Speech Therapy Full Suite

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! Suite of visual support tools used by caregivers
of those with ASDs
! Patented (U.S. No. 8,296,686)
! Multiple-time #1-grossing app (iPad, iPod Touch,
iPhone)
! Benefits supported by several research studies:
! To Teachers: Ease of use and time savings
compared to creating standard practice visual
support tools
! To Students: Highly engaged with product,
smoothing transitions and improving attention to
task. Also helps teach social skills.
iPrompts®
The Original “App for Autism” (Released in May, 2009)

5. ! Schedules ! Timer ! Choices ! Library! VideoPrompts
Transitions and
sequences
Attention to task
and transitions
Expression of
preference
Demonstrate
skills
Use our media or
add your own
iPrompts®
Teachers customize and present visual supports based on ASD student needs

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• Creator of Social
Stories methodology
• Designed StoryMaker’s
built-in “Academy”
• Contributes story
templates to app
StoryMaker™
The Premier iOS App for Social Stories™
! Create ! Present! Learn
Tested and re-
tested in the field,
our process for
creating stories is
streamlined and
user-friendly
Share stories on the
screen with optional
voice recordings, or
share offline via
email and print
With Carol Gray’s
Academy, learning to
write effective Social
Stories is a breeze!
FEATURED PARTNER:
CAROL GRAY

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SpeechPrompts™
Speech therapy exercises provide visual feedback on volume, stress, and rate
• Home of world-
renowned autism
researchers
• Collaborate to help
design SpeechPrompts
• Research app in field
! VoiceMatch! VoiceChart
Compare a model phrase
to the student’s, then
show rate and stress
differences on screen
Provides real-time,
customizable visual
feedback on voice volume
FEATURED PARTNER:
YALE CHILD STUDY

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Benefits of the iPrompts® PRO Suite
! Save time compared to standard practice
tools (BoardMaker, Time Timer, etc.)
! Tested and re-tested for ease of use
! Share what you create with other
caregivers via email or printing
! Training included with volume license
! Ease transitions
! Improve attention to task
! Teach social skills
! Learn organization and scheduling
! Break down tasks
TO EDUCATORSTO STUDENTS

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There’s a New Trend in Education Apps
We’ve gone from “There’s An App for That” to...
… “Have any of these apps have been
researched?”
• 1,000,000+ apps on
iTunes store
• 1,000+ claim to support
autism community
• 60 Minutes special on
“Apps for Autism”

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Our Apps Are Independently Researched
Studies demonstrate student engagement, teacher ease of use
• 29 educators
and 88
students with
ASDs aged
5-16
• 31 teachers,
divided into
treatment and
control groups
• 10 SLPs and
40 students with
ASD or other
prosodic deficits
• In 87% of observations, students showed keen
interest in the technology
• 82% of observations identified a positive impact
on student behavior (on-task, attentiveness)
• 100% of teachers felt iPrompts was not too
complex to set up
• StoryMaker as effective as standard practice,
but easier to use
• In 80% of observations, teachers had no
difficulty using the app
• In 73% of observations, students showed keen
interest in the technology
• Pre/post scores showed remediation
in elements of prosody (intonation,
volume, rate, stress in sentences)
• Strong engagement ratings in >88%
sessions (n=188)
SAMPLE FINDINGS PARTNERS
• Zamfir, B. R., Tedesco, R., & Reichow, B. (2012). Handheld “app” offering visual support to
students with autism spectrum disorders. In K. Miesenberger et al. (Eds.), Springer Lecture Notes
in Computer Science (Part II, LNCS 7383, pp. 105–112).
• Newton, D., Eren, R., Ben-Avie, M., & Reichow, B. (2013). "Handheld technology for visual
supports". Journal of Special Education Technology, 28(2), 53-56.

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Retail Pricing and Custom License Program
+ + =
NEW
Visual Supports Social Stories Speech Therapy
$50 $40 $20 $100
Full Suite
! Built-in savings with PRO suite pricing at retail
! Now offering Custom License program for iPrompts® PRO
! Orders of 10+ licenses get free training and implementation
support (2+ private webinar training sessions)
! Site License Partners receive discounts at volume, plus free
training!

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Custom Licenses: How It Works
• Your district gets its own “custom version” of iPrompts®
PRO
• The number of licenses and price is negotiated in
advance
• You receive a spreadsheet which contains your licenses
• Downloads can then be sent to educators as URLs or as
codes typed into iTunes App Store
• Users activate download on any device running iOS 5.0
or later (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone)
• Includes training/implementation support from developer
and/or clinical staff
Tap to download
your free copy of
iPrompts® PRO!
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Rob Tedesco, Co-Founder and CEO | 203.526.6313 | rob@iprompts.com
Thank you!