Vanessa Castañeda Gill

#ActuallyAutistic Captain of the SS @SocialCipher–SEL games + software for neurodiverse youth. Latina. @Forbes #30u30. Aspiring x-wing pilot and pun master.

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

3 years ago, I set out to build a venture to uplift #ActuallyAutistic folks like me. With the help of the amazing @SocialCipher team and fam, we're here–and I'm beyond excited for what's to come.
Onward and upward!🚀✨

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Yay! We hope you learned something awesome!!

[STAY🎮PLAYING NICK | Nick Schiner @stayplayingnick]

Day 2 #sxswedu and learning more about designing inclusive playful learning experiences!

THIS is my passion. 💜

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Yes yes! Stay tuned for our World Builder release in April. We're excited that you're excited! <3

[Sarolyn (Sara & Carolyn) @allmeansALLedu]

Really excited to learn more about @SocialCipher's World Builder, which allows individuals to build their own environments (e.g, their own safe space)! This enables teachers & counselors to have more authentic conversations around these creations (beyond just game play) @SXSWEDU

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

To add onto my tips from the panel, you can check out @SocialCipher's blog on supporting neurodiverse students in the classroom🧠--> https://t.co/prEBlD8R4F

[Sarolyn (Sara & Carolyn) @allmeansALLedu]

Q: What small steps can educators take to be more inclusive?
Ideas:
1. Really understand your students’ passions and interests - and capitalize on them!
2. Allow time for breaks, stimming, or ways to release energy
3. Check in and truly listen to the student(s)

#SXSWEDU

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Had a great time on this podcast, especially since we took a deep dive into how our game series #Ava is being used in classrooms/therapy centers!

#edtech #SEL #Neurodiversity

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

LISTEN UP! 🎧

Our CEO, sat down with @AssemblingIncl1 for their latest episode of Assembling Inclusion! 🫶

Learn more about the the design process, the use of #SEL curriculum (&its benefits), & the overall power of #neurodiverse representation! 🧠💫

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

This video absolutely made my day. We are SO EXCITED to partner with you!!❤️

[Supernova Momma @SupernovaMomma]

I have a big announcement for y’all tomorrow. I’ve partnered with @SocialCipher

I can’t wait to introduce you all to them!

[Project FoundEd @ProjectFounded]

*When* we achieve equitable learning outcomes for all learners, technology will have played an integral part of that achievement.

How and when will that happen, and are we at least headed the right way? We WILL get there, but we are not headed the right way - why?

🧵

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Go Lucy!!!

[MITSolve @SolveMIT]

How do we create authentic learning experiences for neurodiverse individuals? @SocialCipher is developing an innovation solution: Ava!

Hear more: https://t.co/3d516yJTtE

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

ICYMI: Our Ceo @VanSolo42 was featured in an amazing episode of Two Sides of the Spectrum with Learn Play Thrive! ✨💜✨

If you haven't listened to it yet we encourage you to do so, and you can read all about it in our latest blog ► https://t.co/htkCN9kT5B

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Sometimes having ADHD at work means your brain is a ping pong ball that you hit off the table and you have to keep chasing it chaotically all over the place and you look very silly doing it

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

That's my sister! <3

[NCATA @theNCATA]

A senior top from Azusa Pacific University - Jessica Gill! #ncata22

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

So Denmark is pretty cool.

We're having an absolute blast at the @LEGOfoundation Play for All Accelerator!

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

Is it possible to have TOO much fun?! 🤩 We are loving our time at the @LEGOfoundation headquarters in Denmark! 💕

Make sure you stay tuned for more updates on our adventures! 🥰

#PlayforAll #LearningThroughPlay #AutismAcceptanceMonth

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

ICYMI: We have an exciting new partnership with #calmstrips! Calm Strips are a cool and convenient way to help regulate restless energy ⚡️🚀

Grab yours today and take a little calm everywhere you go! https://t.co/nH52XjZP83 💫

#Neurodiversity #MentalHealthMatters

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

SO pumped about our partnership with #calmstrips!!!

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

We're ecstatic to share our partnership with #calmstrips! The Social Cipher Collection includes a 5 Calm Strips Pack of Ava’s Constellation AND a free BONUS Calm Strip of Ava + Mup! Head over to https://t.co/nH52XjZP83 to grab yours! 😍 🚀

#Neurodiversity #MentalHealthMatters

[Camelback Ventures @camelbackorg]

Camelback Ventures Founder Fridays Live | Vanessa Castañeda Gill | Social Cipher https://t.co/PHKUUdOFsJ

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

CONGRATS @natalietung_, staff, and students for winning @ReinventionLab + @99products #FutureOfLearningChallenge! The future of learning is bright, inclusive, and full of choice and creativity for youth to learn through their own passions.

[Camelback Ventures @camelbackorg]

Congratulations to 2022 Camelback Fellow @natalietung_ - Co-Founder + Executive Director of @hwtrenton - as well as Homework's staff and students on winning the #FutureOfLearningChallenge run by @TeachForAmerica @ReinventionLab and @99products! 👏🏾🎉👟 https://t.co/GEJiR3vtgO

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Thanks so much for coming, @sharenarice !

[Sharena Rice, PhD @sharenarice]

Socialized with @SocialCipher’s @VanSolo42 and Lucy Stevens at the #sxsw Pitch Competition

#Gaming #XR

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

Um...no. No, this ain't it. Let's not force kids to make eye contact, suppress their ability to stim, or compare them to horses, yeah? This is why we need disability advocacy. This is why we need more neurodivergent folks building for neurodivergent folks. I'm fuming.

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

@Martizz1e @AnthonyDiMoro @GamacticaWomen @HowtoADHD @DrKowert @mxiety @Hobbitzez @Romanova Thanks for the shout-out!!

[Vanessa Castañeda Gill @VanSolo42]

One of our teachers/earliest supporters told us that "you can tell Ava is a game made with lots of love." It's something we'll never change. So today, on this day of love, I'm thrilled to say that EPISODE 2 IS OUT!!! ✨💖

#Launching #gamedev #education

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

It is officially Episode 2 LAUNCH DAY! 🥳💗

The first quest of this episode 'Trying New Things' is now available in our game library 🆕

Buy Ava NOW to play through this module & more! 🖥️🕹️ Plus gain access to our curriculum & other helpful tools ➡️ https://t.co/0wL40sRk72

[Social Cipher 🚀 @SocialCipher]

It is officially Episode 2 LAUNCH DAY! 🥳💗

The first quest of this episode 'Trying New Things' is now available in our game library 🆕

Buy Ava NOW to play through this module & more! 🖥️🕹️ Plus gain access to our curriculum & other helpful tools ➡️ https://t.co/0wL40sRk72