Milestones

Coloring pages from local community events

January, 2024: See Beneath releases it's first two resource guides to support families navigating the challenges associated with navigating a new diagnosis. Check out our Resources page to view the guides.

September, 2023: See Beneath launches a new Facebook Group to be a a safe space to engage with others who are going through similar experiences related to their children's development. Join now: Aiko & Egor: A community for family members/carers of neurodiverse kids.

March, 2023: See Beneath releases the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism Episode 6 Skills Game!  This new Skills Game provides opportunities for children to practice responding appropriately to the words and actions of characters. This is a social skill we call responding to less specific commands and this learning supplements the content within an Episode 6 scene called "Playtime." Download the app on the App Store and Google Play Store.

November-December, 2022: See Beneath releases two pilot episodes of Aiko & Egor 4 Families. This is a new exploratory format that showcases how our content has evolved over the past 10 years and includes messages from two amazing individuals sharing about their experiences.  You can watch the videos on our Aiko & Egor YouTube Channel.

January-December, 2022: See Beneath celebrates our 10th year anniversary since we officially became a nonprofit organization in 2012! It has been an incredible 10 year journey. To learn more and watch how our content has evolved, check out our 10th Anniversary video.

September-December, 2021: See Beneath releases four episodes of the new limited series Learning Emotions with Aiko & Egor with the new Aiko & Egor Puppets! The videos model conversations about emotions and opportunities to identify emotions and are available on our Aiko & Egor YouTube Channel.

February, 2021: See Beneath releases the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism Episode 5 Skills Game!  This new Skills Game provides opportunities for children to practice identifying emotions to supplement the Social and Emotional Learning content in Episode 5. The game builds off one of our favorite Episode 5 scenes called "Moody Monkeys," in which the lovable sea monkeys pair up with Aiko & Egor to help kids learn basic emotions. Download the app on the App Store and Google Play Store.

December, 2020: See Beneath raises over $14K to create a new video series called Learning Emotions with Aiko & Egor with the new Aiko & Egor Puppets! Check out the campaign here.

July, 2020: See Beneath receives its 3rd grant from the Dr. Seuss Foundation, this time for $5,000 to support program development.

February, 2020: See Beneath releases the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism Episode 4 Skills Game!  The new game is a fun and interactive arcade swimming game that allows the child to direct the characters to collect sea stars while avoiding obstacles.  The game is designed to practice fine motor skills and promote engagement.  Download the app on the App Store and Google Play Store.

March, 2019: See Beneath receives its second award from The Pollination Project and is named a TPP Foundation Impact Grantee!  Check out this Map of TPP Grantees.

February, 2019: See Beneath releases the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism Episode 3 Skills Game! The new game is based on the family favorite Memory Game or Concentration, where adult and child take turns flipping over cards to find matches.  The game promotes engagement, turn taking, and identification and matching of various objects. Download the app on the App Store and Google Play Store.

February, 2018: The Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism app is featured by Autism Parenting Magazine's Best Autism Apps list.  Check out the full list on the Autism Parenting Magazine website.

January, 2018: See Beneath releases the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism Episode 2 Skills Game!  The new game builds on the matching and object identification skills from the Episode 1 Skills Game and focuses on receptive labels. Download the app on the App Store and Google Play Store.

October, 2017: See Beneath releases the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism Episode 1 Skills Game!  Skills Games allow kids to practice the developmental skills that they've learned while watching the Aiko & Egor videos and focuses on simple matching skills and shapes, consistent with the developmental level of Episode 1. on the App Store and Google Play Store.

July, 2017: See Beneath receives its 2nd $2,500 grant from the Dr. Seuss Foundation for nonprofit development and operations!

June, 2017: See Beneath releases a new version of the Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism app that incorporates feedback from users to create a data dashboard and a new setting that restricts access to the Learn Together feature.  Download on the App Store and Google Play Store.

April, 2017: See Beneath hosts the 2nd Annual Animation 4 Autism Day event during Autism Awareness month - this time at Dragonfly Farm in the Bay Area.

March/April, 2017: For the 5th straight year, See Beneath has a resource booth at the NFAR Race or Autism and Act Today for Military Families 5k/10k Run/Walk.

February, 2017: The See Beneath team has a resource table at the ANOVA Autism in the Family Conference and has the opportunity to meet Temple Grandin!

February, 2017: Episodes 4-6 of Aiko & Egor are released in the Animation 4 Autism app.  Download on the App Store and Google Play Store.

October, 2016: See Beneath is featured on Autism Live - watch our co-founder Gerin share our story.

October, 2016: See Beneath returns to the Autism Speaks Walk in San Diego - check out photos from the great event!

September, 2016: The Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism App surpasses 1,000 downloads!

August, 2016: Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism receives 4.5 out of 5 stars in a review from Best Apps for Kids!

July, 2016: See Beneath receives a $2,500 grant from the Dr. Seuss Foundation for nonprofit development and operations!

June, 2016: The Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism App is released on Android!  Download the app on the Google Play Store.

April, 2016: See Beneath hosts the 1st Annual Animation 4 Autism Day event at a local park in San Diego.  

March, 2016: See Beneath once again participates in the NFAR Race for Autism and the Act Today for Military Families 5k/10k Run/Walk.

March, 2016: Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism is added to the Autism Speaks app list!

February, 2016: See Beneath refreshes and releases a new version of the classic scene from our pilot episode.  Watch the new Row, Row, Row Your Boat!

February, 2016: See Beneath releases new app preview on YouTube.

December, 2015: See Beneath releases "Hello" video with help from Dean Julien and Karl Benitez: 

November, 2015: First iPad app released!  Download Aiko & Egor: Animation 4 Autism now.

October, 2015: See Beneath is featured with TPP in the Huffington Post!

September, 2015: See Beneath receives seed funding from The Pollination Project (TPP)!  Read more.

April, 2015: See Beneath creates the first annual Animation for Autism Day (#A4AD) on April 24th!  Learn how you can get involved.

April, 2015: See Beneath launches a campaign to create awareness for research-based tools for children with autism.  Pledge now!

March/April, 2015: See Beneath has a resource booth at two local San Diego autism events: NFAR Race for Autism and the Act Today for Military Families 5k/10k Run/Walk! See photos from the fun events.

November, 2014: See Beneath launches its holiday fundraising campaign to fund the creation of the Aiko & Egor app (which is currently in Alpha stage) See the campaign!

October, 2014: The Aiko & Egor mascots are back at the Autism Speaks Walk Now for Autism in San Diego! Check out the photos from our third straight year!

July, 2014: See Beneath begins developing the episode 1 app! Click here to give now to support the app development

July, 2014: See Beneath celebrates the completion of episode 1 at Benchmark Brewing! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us!

April, 2014: See Beneath teams up with Souplantation for a fundraiser in Southern California! Thank you to Souplantation for their support!

March/April, 2014: See Beneath has a resource booth at two local San Diego autism events: 2014 NFAR Race for Autism and the 2014 Act Today for Military Families 5k/10k Run/Walk! See photos from the fun events.

January, 2014: See Beneath celebrates the Grand Opening of Betty's Pie Whole in Encinitas and raises over $1,000! Check out the Del Mar Times article!

October, 2013: The Aiko & Egor mascots lead the Autism Speaks Walk Now for Autism in San Diego! Check out the photos from the great event.

September, 2013: See Beneath begins a community partnership with Sea World, which will donate event booths, tickets, and other apparel! Learn more about Sea World.

July - September, 2013: The co-founders of See Beneath participate in the Start Something That Matters mentorship program with TOMS with mentor Abigail Sibal. Learn more about TOMS!

July, 2013: See Beneath starts the Aiko & Egor Blog with its first Blog post entitled "Our Story."Read the Aiko & Egor Blog!

June, 2013: See Beneath releases character images and descriptions from Season 1 of Aiko & Egor! Check out the characters!

May, 2013: A phenomenal Press Release about See Beneath comes out on PRWeb and many other media sources. Check out the news about Aiko & Egor!

May, 2013: As part of the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, See Beneath's Aiko & Egor is awarded a Start Something That Matters (SSTM) fellowship! Learn more about Blake Mycoskie's new foundation!

May, 2013: Speaking Autism features Aiko & Egor in a blog post in Canada, giving See Beneath great exposure for its first season of animation for children with autism. Check out the blog post!

April, 2013: For Autism Awareness month, See Beneath begins its second crowdfunding campaign, this time through When You Wish. Please support our campaign and help us help children with autism and their families! Check out the campaign!

February, 2013: See Beneath has been selected as a Semi-Finalist in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge! Learn more about Dell SIC!

February, 2013: See Beneath has been selected as a Regional Semi-Finalist in the Global Social Venture Competition! Learn more about the GSVC!

Feburary, 2013: See Beneath received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity nonprofit designation, retroactive to 2012! Donate Now!

February, 2013: See Beneath releases the first two preview clips of the first full season of Aiko & Egor! Go see the polished preview clips!

January, 2013: See Beneath expands the Production Team to 20 people, including animators, graphic artists, and sound engineers from all across the country!

December, 2012: The new Aiko & Egor character designs are released! We learned a lot from feedback and initial research and have redesigned the characters so they are more lovable and fun than ever! Go see the new designs!

October, 2012: See Beneath has a resource booth at the Autism Speaks Walk Now For Autism in Point Loma, and the Aiko & Egor mascots are revealed for the first time! Check out the Photos!

September, 2012: Production of Season 1 of Aiko & Egor officially begins!

August, 2012: University of San Diego Changemaker HUB features Aiko & Egor! Go To The Feature.

May, 2012: Aiko & Egor is featured in the Del Mar Times and other North County San Diego newspapers! Read the Article

April, 2012: Aiko & Egor receives the 2nd place in the 2012 University of San Diego Social Innovation Challenge and receives a $7,000 prize!

April, 2012: See Beneath finishes 2nd in the Winter 2012 UCSD Executive Summary Challenge!

March, 2012: Aiko & Egor has a strong presence at the NFAR Race for Autism at Balboa Park. Look at the Photos!

March, 2012: The Aiko & Egor Kickstarter Campaign Goal is Met! Check out our campaign: See Beneath Kickstarter Campaign

January, 2012: See Beneath, Inc. officially becomes a nonprofit corporation in California.