CASEN | Social Media Readiness for Neurodivergent Kids 9–13
CASEN prepares neurodivergent children ages 9–13 for friendships, technology, and social media. Learn the skills, practice safely. Take the free assessment.
Prepare Neurodivergent Kids Before They Post
CASEN teaches your child how to build healthy friendships, stay safe, speak up, and make wise choices online. Then we give them a moderated place to practice before they are on social media on their own.
How ready is your child?
Discover your child’s strengths and areas that may need additional support across Connection, Safety, Advocacy, and Navigation.
The assessment takes approximately 5 minutes. It’s hosted by MOEK (Mothers of Exceptional Kids), CASEN Parent community. It is an educational tool, not a clinical evaluation.
Does This Sound Familiar?
Your child is bright, creative, funny, and capable. And friendships, group chats, gaming, and social situations are still hard.
- They are asking for a phone, a game, or an app, and you are not sure they are ready.
- They trust quickly and do not always see when someone is not being a friend.
- They misread a text or a group chat and end up hurt or left out.
- When something goes wrong online, they do not always tell you.
- And you are tired of trying to keep up with every new app, game, and group chat on your own.
Meet Kelley and her son, CJ
“Thanks to CASEN, my son now has the tools he needs…Not only is he more aware, he can recognize bullying and he can self-manage when it comes to his video games.”
Kelley Costa, CASEN parent
You and Your Child Are Not Alone
Start with the free assessment. It helps you see what your child already does well and where they may need more support.
“Thanks to CASEN, I am more responsible. Now, I limit my time on social media and video games to make time for my other activities.”
CJ, CASEN participant
The CASEN Compass™
Everything we teach points in four directions.
Your child learns what a healthy friendship looks like, online and offline.
🛡️ Safety — Protect yourself and others.
Your child learns what stays private, what unsafe looks like, and when to get a trusted adult.
📣 Advocacy — Use your voice to help yourself and others.
Your child practices asking for help, reporting what is wrong, and speaking up respectfully.
🧭 Navigation — Make wise choices.
Your child learns to stop and think before they post, share, or respond.
The free assessment helps you see where your child is strong in each of the four areas and where they may need more support.
How CASEN Works
Three steps. Start with the first one today.
1. Assess
Take the free CASEN Social Media Readiness Assessment. You will see your child’s strengths and the areas that need more support in each of the four Compass directions
2. Learn
The CASEN Social Media Readiness Course is five weeks, built for neurodivergent children ages 9–13. Your child learns about healthy online friendships, bullying and cyberbullying, online safety, and when and how to ask a trusted adult for help.
[February 1, 2027 – March 6, 2027]
[$497, or $447 with early enrollment]
3. Practice
CASEN Connect™ is like social media with training wheels. It is invitation-only and moderated, so your child can practice communicating, responding, and making decisions with trained facilitators and peers before entering mainstream social media.
What Makes CASEN Different
Lessons are structured and step-by-step, with room for different ways of communicating, learning, and connecting.
🌱 Skills Before Social Media
We do not teach apps. We teach what to do when a friend leaves you out of the group chat, when someone asks for a picture, or when something feels wrong.
👨👩👧 Parents Learn Too
You get tools and conversation starters for talking at home about friendships, bullying, gaming, and social media.
🎯 Ready When You’re Not There
Everything we teach is built around one question: “Can my child do this independently when I am not there?”
“We don’t just tell children to be ready. We help them practice being ready.” ~ Dr. Myava Clark
Preparing Kids for a Digital World Starts Before They Log In.
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Why CASEN Exists
Then- Age 14
Learning to navigate
his social world
Now
CASEN Vice President & Co-Founder
Chris grew up with learning differences. At age 14, he was still learning how to navigate friendships and his social world, and he experienced cyberbullying along the way. What he had, and many children do not, was a village of trusted adults who stepped in to guide him.
Years later, when Chris was a freshman in college, his father asked him:
“Is there anything you wish you had learned in school that could help kids today?”
Chris answered:
“I wish someone had taught me how to be appropriate on social media, just like I was taught life skills in the classroom.”
Chris brought the idea to his mother, Dr. Myava Clark, and together they created CASEN (Collaborative Advancement for Social-Emotional Needs) so that more children could have a village.
CASEN’s Mission: to equip neurodivergent children with the social-emotional and digital readiness skills they need to build healthy relationships, protect themselves and others, use their voices to help themselves and others, and make wise choices—at school, online, and throughout life.
Because no child should have to figure it all out alone.
Here’s what our community is saying about CASEN
For Schools, Churches & Community Groups
Bring “Beyond the Game” to Your Community
Our goal is for parents to leave informed, not frightened, with words they can use at home that night.
We bring Beyond the Game to churches, schools, camps, homeschool groups, and community events.
Mother and Son, Featured on Forbes one!
Innovators in Social-Emotional Learning: Dr. Myava Clark and Chris Clark Jr.
In a world where digital spaces often feel like the wild west, Dr. Myava Clark and Chris Clark Jr. stand as beacons of hope and innovation. Their journey, marked by a blend of personal experience and academic prowess, has led to the creation of a unique social media platform. This platform isn’t just another app on your phone; it’s a sanctuary for children with learning differences and disabilities, a place where empathy meets technology.
Is Your Child Ready for the Digital World?
Find out what they already do well and where they need more support, before they are out there on their own.
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