A learning aid for autistic children in Sri Lanka

Learning English, one happy step at a time.

AURIVA helps teachers teach words and ideas to autistic children through pictures, sounds, writing and conversation, all in one calm, friendly tablet app.

  • 4learning modules in one app
  • 9,000identified autistic children in Sri Lanka
  • 20 minshort sessions with calm breaks
What is AURIVA?

A gentle helper for the classroom

Autistic children often find English hard to pick up with ordinary lessons. AURIVA turns words, sounds, writing and talking into short, visual, repeatable activities, and gives teachers a clear picture of how every child is doing.

For children

Pictures, sounds and cheerful feedback. Every try is celebrated, and nothing ever says "wrong". Children move on only when they are ready.

For teachers

Teachers start each session, choose the activities and see simple progress reports, so one teacher can support many different learners.

For schools

Matched to the Sri Lankan Grade 1 to 3 English curriculum, with Sinhala support and the progress data schools need to show inclusive education at work.

The solution

Four modules. One happy journey.

Each module teaches a different skill, and they all share one login, one student profile and one teacher dashboard.

Concept Learning

Meet new words through pictures and sounds.

Three gentle tiers: see it, name it, describe it. Children advance only when they have really got it.

How it works

Handwriting

Trace letters and write words your own way.

Notices how each child moves their hand, then picks the letters that suit them best to practise next.

How it works

Pronunciation

Say it, hear it, celebrate it!

Children record their voice and compare it with a clear reference. The sounds that need extra practice are found and practised kindly.

How it works

Dialogue Learning

Use your words in real conversations.

From greetings and magic words to whole sentences, with Sinhala support and a no-speech option for non-verbal learners.

How it works
Try it yourself

Tap a picture, meet the word!

This is the idea behind AURIVA's first tier: link a picture, a sound and a written word. In the real app every activity follows this friendly pattern, one small step at a time.

Pick a picture to start!

How it works

Simple for teachers, fun for children

  1. Teacher picks

    The teacher starts a session and chooses a learning module for the child.

  2. Child plays

    The child learns through short, calm activities that adapt to their pace.

  3. Teacher sees

    Plain-language reports show strengths, tricky concepts and next steps.

See it in action

A peek inside the app

A real screen from the tablet app that children and teachers use.

AURIVA app home screen on a tablet: the mascot sits in the middle, surrounded by the Concept, Writing, Pronunciation and Dialogue module buttons.

The AURIVA home screen: one friendly place to start every learning module. More screenshots and a demo video are coming soon.

For schools & centres

Try it first. Grow at your pace.

We plan to offer AURIVA to special education schools and autism centres with a free trial and simple plans by school size. The fee is per institute, not per student.

Start here

Free trial

Try it

Explore AURIVA in your classroom before you commit.

Tier I

Up to 30

students. Great for small special education units.

Tier II

30 – 120

students. Mid-sized schools and larger units.

These are our planned plans. Pricing will be announced when AURIVA launches.

Our research journey

Growing step by step

From our first proposal to testing in real classrooms. See what we have finished and what is blooming next.

  • Proposal
  • Progress 1
  • Progress 2
  • Final report & website: today
  • Viva: 19 Oct

Want AURIVA in your classroom?

We would love to hear from teachers, schools, parents and fellow researchers. Tell us about your learners and we will get in touch.

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