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Emotional intelligence training tools helping people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) build emotional intelligence skills on social media that transition to the real world.

Award Number: 90BISA0095
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2025
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2026

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Emotional intelligence training tools helping people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) build emotional intelligence skills on social media that transition to the real world. - Kairon Connect, PBC and experts in technology development for people with ASD and other disabilities from Easter Seals Greater Houston will, in the course of this six-month project, iteratively develop, test, and evaluate the usability and effectiveness of emotional intelligence training tools developed in the context of an existing social discussion platform website, followed by AI personalization and a leadership module in subsequent phases of the project. The goal of this project is to improve social and emotional skills of people with ASD and, among people without ASD, both increase social and emotional skills, and enhance accommodation of people with ASD. The objectives are: 1) to demonstrate that a combination of increased social and emotional skills of people with and without ASD and increased accommodation of people with ASD by people without ASD will have measurable positive impacts on people with ASD. Anticipated outcomes include: 1) increased emotional intelligence of people with ASD from training, resulting in improved relationships online and in the real world; 2) increased emotional intelligence of people without ASD with greater accommodation of people with ASD. The expected products are training software and knowledge about correlations between EQ learning, EQ metrics and specific quality of life improvements.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	KAIRON CONNECT, PBC	9907 Le Grand Dr	Wexford	PA	15090	ALLEGHENY	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	12/28/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $100,000 )
2025	2025	KAIRON CONNECT, PBC	9907 Le Grand Dr	Wexford	PA	15090	ALLEGHENY	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	5/5/2025	NEW	$100,000
														Subtotal = $100,000

Grand Total All Awards = $100,000

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Emotional intelligence training tools helping people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) build emotional intelligence skills on social media that transition to the real world.

Award Number: 90BISA0095

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2025

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2026

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