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At dfusion, we've long believed that knowledge alone doesn't make a great s*x ed educator — skills do. And skills require practice.
That's the driving idea behind MPC VISTA: Making Proud Choices: Virtual Interactive Simulation Training Academy — and we're now taking the next critical step: a full randomized controlled trial.
MPC VISTA is an AI-powered simulation platform designed to give s*xual health educators a space to practice the moments their training rarely prepares them for: the unexpected student question, the classroom conversation that shifts into sensitive territory, the split-second decision about how to respond in a way that's accurate, affirming, and age-appropriate.
Using interactive AI simulation, educators engage with realistic classroom scenarios and receive the kind of repeated, low-stakes practice that builds genuine confidence and competency before those moments happen in front of real students.
We're launching an Randomized Controlled Trial to rigorously measure MPC VISTA's impact on educator skill, confidence, and classroom effectiveness. The randomized controlled trial is the gold standard of evidence and it reflects something fundamental about how dfusion works: we build innovative tools, and then we prove they work.

This is what the future of professional development in health education looks like. And the evidence is coming.
Interested in learning more or exploring a partnership? We'd love to connect.

The final whistle is coming. Don't let the last 3 weeks of school go into a timeout. 🏈
STEMPlay Labs is dropping 20% off storewide on Teachers Pay Teachers — so you can finish the school year with game-based STEM activities your students will actually be excited about.
Grab your plays before the clock runs out. ⏱️
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Your students can smell summer break from here. 👀☀️
Keep them in the game with hands-on, game-based STEM activities from STEMPlay Labs — and score 20% off everything in our Teachers Pay Teachers store through the end of the school year.
Because the best last play of the season? Leaving your students actually wanting more. 🏆
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You've coached your students all year. Don't punt on the final stretch. 🎯
STEMPlay Labs has game-based STEM resources built to keep middle and elementary learners locked in — and right now you can get 20% off our entire Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Real engagement. Real learning. Real end zone. 🏈
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dfusion is presenting at ABAI 2026, the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, in San Francisco today, and we're proud to share the work our team is bringing to the field.
Izzy Schieber is presenting twice as part of a symposium chaired by A. Gushchyan: "The use of video modeling and virtual reality to teach practitioners and autistic clients."

Presentation 1:
SkillTalk for autistic young adults: Video modeling for relationship skills for healthy and independent living
Schieber, E., Edwards, L., Firpo, R., Laris, B., Graham-Holmes, L., & Firpo-Triplett, R.
SkillTalk uses video modeling to help autistic young adults build the relationship and social skills that support healthy, connected, and independent lives — an area where evidence-based tools remain critically underserved.

Presentation 2:
SkillFlix for substance use disorder counselors: Video modeling compassionate care when working with autistic clients
Kidane, H.T., Laris, B., Barrett, M., Graham Holmes, L., Firpo-Triplett, R., & Schieber, E.

Autistic individuals face elevated rates of substance use and significant barriers to receiving care that's actually responsive to their needs. SkillFlix brings video modeling to SUD counselor training — building the specific skills needed to deliver compassionate, autism-affirming care.

Together, these presentations reflect something central to how dfusion works: we develop tools grounded in behavioral science, we study them rigorously, and we share what we find with the field.

Congratulations to Izzy and the full research team. We're proud to be in the room. 🙌

Environmental health literacy is a STEM skill — and it’s one most students never formally learn.

S3E (Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education) is our NIEHS-funded serious game platform that teaches middle school students about indoor air quality through engaging, simulation-based gameplay. It’s currently in Phase II development and evaluation.

At dfusion, we believe the most important STEM topics are the ones that connect to students’ real lives. What’s the air quality in your classroom right now?

Parents of autistic youth often tell us they want to have these conversations — they just don’t know where to start.

That’s exactly why we built our parent-facing video series to help model these conversations. Our evidence-based milestones and conversation starters help parents feel confident talking about bodies, safety, relationships, and consent.

Parents don’t have to wait for their child to ask. They can lead.

Meet STEMadium — dfusion’s NIH-funded serious game that makes math and physics genuinely exciting for middle schoolers.

The concept: a baseball-themed mobile game where gameplay mechanics are built around real math and physics concepts. The result: an RCT-proven increase in STEM learning outcomes — plus kids who actually wanted to keep playing.

This is the kind of learning dfusion’s STEMPlay Labs division is built to create. Rigorous research. Real engagement.