LANGUAGE is the key to communication. Story by Jacqueline Hogge And with that a vital tool for learning for each and every child. But for many children with special needs, delayed speech and language can confine them to years of locked in frustration and a litany of missed opportunities. This is how the future [...]
Disney media and speech therapy combine! By Margaret Langevin, Connacht Tribune One of the most memorable quotes from finding Nemo was when Dory repeatedly said, just keep swimming, just keep swimming. That's exactly what Enda and Valerie Dodd did with their twin sons Conor and Eoin who were diagnosed as autistic at an early age. The medical [...]
A Galway family has developed software that aims to help children with autism communicate. Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative software solution ALL, Animated Language Learning, is a state of the art, visually rich language learning programme they say has “already lifted their twin sons from the isolation of autism”. They are now determined to make [...]
Animated Language Learning in the national news By Catherine Shanahan Irish Examiner Reporter A Disney movie, parental love, and two autistic sons whose connection with Buzz and Woody gave them the language to communicate were all key to formulating a simple but genius idea that could help autistic kids the world over. With a [...]
Animated Language Learning short listed for major award Two Galway based social entrepreneurs have been shortlisted for the annual Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards Programme, sponsored by DCC plc. Over 180 entries were received by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, with 50 being shortlisted to attend Social Entrepreneurs Bootcamp in Dublin’s Liffey Trust Studios this week. The prestigious [...]
Galway Family’s Ambition to Change the World Through Their Sons’ Eyes NUI Galway Business and Innovation Centre support a Galway family’s global mission to make their language learning solution accessible for children with autism Thursday, 26 May, 2016: Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative software solution ‘ALL’, named after their company, Animated Language Learning, is driven [...]
ASSISTID Welcome Event By Alejandro Sotomayor A Welcome Event was held for the first cohort of ASSISTID Fellows at the Daughters of Charity campus at St Joseph’s Centre, Clonsilla. Sr Zoe Killeen, Director of RESPECT welcomed the Fellows and wished them well as they embarked on their research. The event was attended by academics [...]
A short video from autism experts Professors Siegel and Sullivan with Diane Provo weighing in on the Dodd family, language development and Animated Language Learning.
Technology that Uses Disney and Pixar to Educate Kids with Autism Technology can help children with autism and language disorders communicate with the world around them, Autism Speaks, August 19, 2013 Animated Language Learning, an Ireland-based company, is developing technology that uses Disney and Pixar movies to help educate children with autism and other language [...]
Innovation: Animated Language Learning by Adam Harris, ASIAM Innovation is a new series on AspergersAdvice.org which aims to highlight innovative developments and ideas for products and services targeted at people and families affected by Aspergers Syndrome. Naturally, we cannot endorse any such products or services but are empowering you with the information to find [...]
