The Social Express® is engaging, educational curriculum for children and young adults with social learning challenges. The curriculum is designed to teach users how to think about and manage social situations, helping them to develop meaningful social relationships and succeed in life.
How It Works
Video Modeling on Steroids!
Help Zack, Emma, Sam, and Katie solve social problems! Each fully-animated, interactive lesson targets one of many skills children and young adults need to learn in order to develop meaningful relationships and successfully navigate our social world.
Who Can it Help?
Our innovative curriculum targets core social deficit areas that stand in the way of school, social, and life success for children and young adults with social learning challenges.
How Will Children with Social Learning Challenges Benefit?
As a safe, controlled, and familiar learning environment, The Social Express provides an opportunity for users to become more socially competent and have successful social interactions.
The Social Express membership includes the following:
81 Animated Interactive Webisodes
Flexible Teaching Plans
Pre and Post-Assessments
eBooks
Game Room
Printable User Guide
Offline Activities
Bonus Material – Enhance Social Skills Learning with our Original Songs and Worksheets
Potential benefits include the ability to:
● Identify feelings in others
● Understand the importance of “eye contact” (thinking with your eyes) in order to figure out what to say or do in social situations
● Read non-verbal social cues
● Identify appropriate coping strategies
● Learn how to start conversations
● Learn how to be part of a group
● Learn about the hidden rules in social situations
● Sequence situations and infer what will come next
● Figure out what to talk about with friends
● Monitor when others are using appropriate social behaviors
● Learn about using figurative language (idioms) in conversation
● Stay on topic when having conversations
● Watch social situations unfold and see how behavior can have negative or positive consequences
The Social Express is based on best practices and programs that feature cognitive behavioral techniques and visual strategies.
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$5.99
The Social Express Subscription Plan
$104.99
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Money maker
Back in 2012 I purchased the full app for over $200 and when I needed to update and get a new generation iPad and redownload my apps I find this one has changed to a monthly subscription and I was not allowed the access to even the version I paid for in full. To say I’m irritated is an understatement. It was a good app for me as a speech pathologist and use with many kids but I can see how if only one child the short lessons would not be valuable enough to justify the cost. That being said, I did use the app often but also can not justify paying a monthly subscription for an app that does not add new content often especially when I already spent so much to purchase in the first place.
Subscription model
I can’t tell you how disappointed I am this company moved to a subscription model. Although it’s a great app, it’s just not worth the price of hundreds of dollars (possibly thousands if used for multiple years) that comes with a subscription. I think it’s shameful to be honest. Please don’t support this model. On top of that, the developers snarky responses to other reviewers doesn’t help their image.
Rip Off
I purchased this app several years ago for a lot of money. It stopped working due to lack of update. Now I can use only with a monthly fee? I was cheated out of my money. RIP OFF
Sad.
I loved loved loved the original app. We used it extensively in addition to many other tools, and it was incredible. I’m just plain sad now.
Great APP
I really felt like the original APP applied to so many students. I used it often and was surprised when it stopped working with the update. I could not figure out why when I had already purchased the app. I would purchase the new APP and understand that it has more stories/scenarios, but can’t do a monthly fee thru the school district. This monthly fee makes it difficult to access. I am so disappointed. You may be losing lots of purchasers due to the monthly fee.
Please update original app
Please update the orignal Social Express so it works again or add the lessons contained in the original app to the free content in the new app. I used the original Social Express for years with my students. I cannot afford your subscription plans for the new app.
Susbscription-based apps are a no go
So sad that this is the "replacement" for the Social Express app I purchased, which was then removed from the App Store. This "replacement" equals similar content, except you pay into eternity to be able to access what you once had for a one-time fee. Those of us who used our dollars to purchase the original app (and it was not a cheap app) should have been given a LIFETIME subscription, since the app was removed from the App Store with little warning, and no recourse. Please fix this situation, the content is decent but there is a bad taste in my mouth...
Shameful!!!!
I have had this app for years and used it frequently with my students. I now have to put in a user name and password which I never had to do in the past. To make matters worse they want subscription fees for the app now which has not changed much in the years that I have had it. This is disgraceful, especially since it is geared for kids with ASD!!!!!!
Update to iOS 11
Can’t use app please update
Social Express
This app is really good, however for 5.99 a month it is way too expensive since the content rarely changes.
