Gary Greaves Interview with AES Founder, Karl Smith

Please click the ‘play’ button above to listen to an in-depth interview with Karl Smith, founder of Accelerations Educational Software (AES).  In this 2009 interview, Mr. Smith talks about how AES was founded after his inability to find appropriate software tools for his son with autism.

After getting involved with other researchers and attending numerous conferences, Smith realized that he was breaking new ground with his initial discreet trial software, which was able to put years of research into practice.

Karl Smith then used his extensive experience in artificial intelligence, linguistics and education to develop and implement the two main programs that current exist today, the DT Trainer and Activity Trainer. To date, his efforts have contributed to assisting approximately 10,000 children with autism and 20,000 children with other special needs.

In the interview, Smith also talks about future plans for product development, which includes Speech Teach, a tool used by children and their caregivers to practice their speech.  

Audio Length:  21:25
Recorded:  November, 2009
Host:  Gary Greaves of AutismKey.com