If they can see it, they can do it.
Wide is the first augmented ability bridging, self-teaching digital assistant that helps neurodiverse children and adults master any life skill, across all ages, abilities, and settings.
From toileting to medical procedures, classroom transitions to community participation, Wide builds the bridge between ability and real life through personalized self-simulation.
What Is Wide?
Wide is a patented digital platform that transforms how neurodiverse individuals learn life skills.
It's not just a tool for one skill or one age group. Wide is a method, a comprehensive approach that works across any challenge, any setting, and any stage of life.
How it works:
Individuals see themselves succeeding in their own environment, practicing skills digitally in a calm, engaged, and controlled way
When the real-life moment arrives, their mind and body recognize it because they've already done it successfully
Skills transfer from screen to life, building confidence, independence, and momentum
Wide works for:
Any skill: Toileting, transitions, medical compliance, self-care, community access, vocational tasks, and more
Any age: From toddlers to adults
Any setting: Homes, schools, clinical environments, residential programs, hospitals
Wide isn't limited by diagnosis, ability level, or the complexity of the skill. If someone can benefit from practice, Wide can help.
Wide partners
Who Wide Serves
For Clinical &
Therapeutic Teams
You set ambitious goals for the individuals you serve, but real-life carryover remains one of the biggest challenges. Wide bridges that gap by extending therapeutic work into the home and therapeutic settings, giving your team and families a consistent, easy-to-use tool that reinforces the skills you're building in sessions.
What this means for you:
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Skills generalize faster from clinical settings to daily life
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Digital practice strengthens readiness and reduces resistance
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Families become active participants in the care plan, increasing engagement at home
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You maintain clinical oversight while individuals build autonomy
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Complements ABA, OT, PT, speech, and behavioral programming
For Care Providers
& Educators
You're managing complex goals across multiple individuals, often with limited staff time and high operational demands. Wide functions as a digital assistant that doesn't stop at your door. It equips your team and families with an easy-to-implement tool for home use, dramatically improving parent engagement and strengthening the overall care plan.
What this means for you:
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Consistent reinforcement across shifts, classrooms, settings, and home environments
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Increased family engagement and participation in the care plan
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Sustained progress even when staffing is stretched
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Scalability without sacrificing care quality
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More time for high-value, human-led interventions
The Challenges Wide Solves
Common barriers include:
Limited staff availability for one-on-one skill practice
Difficulty maintaining consistency across different caregivers, shifts, or settings
Skills learned in therapy or school that don't transfer to real life
High emotional or sensory load during real-life practice, leading to avoidance or regression
Wide addresses these challenges by:
Enabling self-directed practice that doesn't require constant supervision
Providing a calm, predictable environment where individuals can rehearse without pressure
Building readiness so real-life moments feel familiar, not foreign
Allowing skills to be practiced and reinforced consistently, regardless of staffing constraints
Functional skill development requires consistency, repetition, and individualization, but these are often in short supply.
For Individuals:
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Confidence and readiness when real-life moments arrive
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Reduced anxiety and resistance around challenging tasks
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Ability to practice independently, building autonomy from an early age
For Providers:
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Progress continues without requiring constant hands-on intervention
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Staff time is freed to focus on complex, human-led care
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Skills are reinforced consistently, even when teams are stretched
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Scalable support across classrooms, units, and programs
For Families:
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Ability becomes visible to the individual, to siblings, to caregivers
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Fewer daily struggles around routines that used to feel impossible
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Life starts to move forward
What Digital Practice Enables
Evidence & Real-World Impact
Wide's approach is grounded in learning science, behavioral science, and neuroscience, and validated through real-world use.
Clinical Foundation:
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Research collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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Research collaboration with Children's National Hospital supporting medical procedure readiness and compliance
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Ongoing use at Shrub Oak International School, supporting transitions, independence, and daily functioning
Real Results:
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Most learners show meaningful progress within four weeks
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One learner achieved a 70% reduction in repetitive behaviors within two months
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Individuals who previously resisted or avoided skills begin participating independently
How Wide Works in Practice
Step 1: Define the Skill
Care teams, educators, or families identify a skill that's currently challenging, whether it's a transition, a self-care routine, a medical procedure, or a community activity.
Step 2: Create the Individualized Practice
Using photos from the individual's real environment, Wide creates a personalized self-simulation. The individual sees themselves successfully completing the skill.
Step 3: Practice Independently
The individual engages with the practice on a screen, at home, at school, or in a care setting, for just a few minutes a day across all age groups and learning abilities.
Step 4: Real Life Happens
When the real-life moment arrives, their mind and body recognize it. They've already done it. The skill transfers.
Because life skills shouldn't be limited by the availability of staff, therapy hours, or the unpredictability of real-life practice.
Wide is built for the reality of care: limited time, high complexity, and the need for scalable solutions that don't compromise quality.
Wide is:
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Versatile: Works across any skill, any age, any setting
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Scalable: Supports independence without increasing staff burden
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Evidence-informed: Grounded in research and validated in real-world settings
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Complementary: Designed to enhance existing care and education
Why Wide?
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