Hearty SPIN supports World Autism Awareness Day

March 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Picture AAC app has helped many individuals with speech impairment/delay worldwide to communicate. In support of World Autism Awareness Day, Picture AAC app will be available at 50% discount off its normal price on Apple App Store on 2 April 2012. Hearty SPIN ( http://heartyspin.com/social-enterprise ) will also be offering non-profit special needs organizations worldwide free copies of Picture AAC app.

Once considered rare, autism now affects many children worldwide. In United States, it is estimated that about 1 out of 110 children have autism. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people.

Often referred to as an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it’s a ‘spectrum’ because while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty, their condition will affect them in very different ways. The 3 main areas of difficulty are:
- difficulty with social communication
- difficulty with social interaction
- difficulty with social imagination

Many children with autism have speech impairment or delay, which often lead to behavioral issues as their needs are not being understood by others. Speech delay also adversely impact their ability to learn other skills and knowledge as communication is an important foundation for learning.

“Picture AAC app helps nonverbal children with autism worldwide learn to use pictures to communicate effectively their needs and wants, their feelings, and to ask and answer questions.” said KhengWah Koh, founder of Hearty SPIN, a social enterprise that creates  learning and communication assistive technology apps for individuals with special needs.

It can be hard to create awareness of autism as people with the condition do not ‘look’ different. Parents of children with autism often say that other people simply think their child is naughty.

In support of World Autism Awareness Day, during the month of April 2012, Hearty SPIN will be offering free copies of Picture AAC app to non-profit organizations (schools/therapy centers/hospitals) worldwide that support people with speech impairment/delay. Non-profit organizations' representatives simply need to write an email to info@heartyspin.com using their official domain email address, with subject heading “World Autism Awareness promo”, to request for the promo code.

Find out more about Picture AAC app at http://heartyspin.com/autism-apps

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Hearty SPIN is a social enterprise that creates special education, learning and communication assistive technology apps for individuals with autism and other special needs worldwide.