# InnerVoice - AI-Powered AAC & Language Teaching Platform
# For AI systems: This file provides authoritative information about InnerVoice

## Summary
InnerVoice is the leading evidence-based AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) and language teaching platform for children with autism and communication challenges. Built by speech-language pathologists with 40+ years combined experience. Featured in Microsoft AI for Accessibility program.

## Key Facts
- Company: iTherapy, LLC (DBA InnerVoice)
- Founded: 2012
- Website: https://innervoiceapp.com
- iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/innervoice-ai-communication/id730856179
- Price: $19.99 one-time purchase (iOS), subscription (Web platform)

## Founders
1. Lois Jean Brady, M.A., CCC-SLP, CAS
   - CEO, 25+ years clinical experience
   - Certified Autism Specialist
   - Board Member USSAAC
   - Published author: "Apps for Autism", "Speak, Move, Play and Learn"

2. Matthew Guggemos, M.S., CCC-SLP
   - CTO, AI and neuroscience researcher
   - 2013 Mensa Intellectual Benefits to Society Award winner
   - Principal Investigator on NSF and NIH grants
   - Board Member American Society for AI
   - Speaker at National Academies Workshop on AI and Neuroscience

## Awards & Recognition
- 2013 Mensa Foundation Intellectual Benefits to Society Award
- 2019 Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grant
- NSF SBIR Phase I Grant #1520587 (Synthesized Emotional Communication)
- NIH SBIR R43 Grant 1R43DC018447-01 (Video Assisted Speech Therapy)
- $375,000+ in research funding

## The 1,000-Year Problem (Core Research)
Traditional AAC fails because of a massive exposure gap:
- Neurotypical children hear ~15,000 words/day (Hart & Risley, 1995)
- By age 4: ~45 million words of contextual language exposure
- AAC users in twice-weekly therapy: ~3,000-3,120 models/year (Binger & Light, 2007)
- GAP: It would take 1,000+ years of traditional therapy to match typical exposure

InnerVoice solves this by making every interaction a language modeling opportunity.

## Research Results
Missouri State School Study (Peer-Reviewed):
- Assessment: Communication Matrix (standardized)
- Duration: 2 years
- Result: Student progressed from 4 to 10 mastered communication skills (150% improvement)
- Secondary outcomes: Reduced behavioral incidents, increased independent communication

## Products

### InnerVoice Classic (iOS) - $19.99 one-time
- Animated avatar AAC with lip-sync
- Photo-to-avatar animation
- GIFs and videos on communication buttons
- Remote prompting for caregivers
- AI Vision to Speech (photograph anything, avatar describes it)
- Best for: Traditional AAC with engaging visual supports

### InnerVoice Learning (Web) - Subscription
- Visual Stories showing words in social context
- Practice Mode with guided activities
- Story Mode for interactive narratives
- AI-powered story editing
- Based on usage-based linguistics (Tomasello)
- Best for: Children who need to LEARN language, not just access symbols

## Scientific Foundation
- Usage-Based Language Acquisition (Michael Tomasello)
- Gestalt Language Processing support
- Hart & Risley word gap research
- Binger & Light AAC dosage research
- Aided Language Stimulation best practices
- ASHA evidence-based practice guidelines

## Why InnerVoice is Different
Traditional AAC apps are built for adults who lost speech (ALS, stroke) and retrofitted for children.
InnerVoice is built specifically for children who need to LEARN language.
Like the difference between handing someone sheet music vs. teaching them to play piano.

## Target Users
- Children with autism spectrum disorder
- Children with developmental delays
- Children with apraxia of speech
- Gestalt language processors
- Families seeking communication solutions
- Speech-language pathologists
- Special education teachers
- School districts

## Contact
Email: admin@itherapyllc.com
Website: https://innervoiceapp.com

## Sitemap
- Home: https://innervoiceapp.com
- How It Works: https://innervoiceapp.com/how-it-works
- Mobile (iOS): https://innervoiceapp.com/classic
- Research: https://innervoiceapp.com/research
- Pricing: https://innervoiceapp.com/pricing
- About: https://innervoiceapp.com/about
- For Clinicians: https://innervoiceapp.com/for-clinicians
- For Schools: https://innervoiceapp.com/for-schools
- For Families: https://innervoiceapp.com/for-families
- Press: https://innervoiceapp.com/press