Eve

Eve (from "development") is a child development reference in the form of a web app. It's designed to assist caretakers/parents with the early detection of developmental disorders in their children.

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Inspiration

Wanting to embrace the selflessness of community service and further my aspiration to study neurodegenerative diseases, I began a clothing drive at my school as part of a fundraising event hosted by my local Alzheimer's Association chapter. The drive eventually progressed to a city-wide attempt, with a reach of 1500+ residents, to fund the association's campaign to accelerate global research and maximize quality care. My commitment to the association by means of this fundraising event led me to further another mission of theirs with regard to science communication. I thus collaborated with the association’s education and events management team to organize the availability of online information sessions to those interested in understanding the complexities of the disease and the Alzheimer’s Association’s response to the severity of the illness. I co-hosted the following online information sessions to 20+ individuals (in the United States, UK, India, and Canada) to raise awareness about degenerative diseases: 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's; Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia. In doing so, I was able to extend the association’s resources to various regions of the world, particularly those belonging to under-served communities. These experiences urged me to notice the role of science communication as it relates to preventative brain health, specifically for neurodegeneration. My advocacy for the early detection of developmental disorders, however, only began recently alongside my mother’s occupation in the field of special education. She suggested that I invest my time into creating a service that simplifies the process of early detection for the parents of children who have or are likely to develop developmental disorders. In doing so, the role of special education teachers and early intervention administrators will become efficacious. I thus addressed the following prompt: How Can We Promote Preventative Brain Health As It Relates to the Early Detection of Developmental Disorders in Children? To simplify my inquiry, I broke the prompt down into three categories: [1] Identifying disabilities, studying how common they are, and who is more likely to have them; [2] Find the causes of developmental disabilities and the aspects that increase the chance that a person will have one; and [3] Learn how people with developmental disabilities can improve the quality of their lives.

What it does

This web application, named EVE (from the word development), is designed to simplify and make available all pertinent information regarding developmental disorders on one site, thus increasing the likelihood that a disability is spotted under parental supervision. The application is convenient in its usage and allows for the early detection of disabilities that, if overlooked or misunderstood, can severely limit a child’s potential and lessen his/her quality of life.

How I built it

With my findings in mind, I developed an MVP for a web application using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript elements on Replit.

Challenges we ran into

The challenges that I ran into were largely related to conceptualization. I was beginning to lose interest in my first app. idea and, thus, had to pivot to the creation of a completely new app. in 2 days. Due to the time crunch, I decided to begin a new Replit. (titled "Eve_Final Project") file and merge it with the pages that I liked in my first Replit (titled "Eve Reference"). file. When scrolling through the first Replit file, it is clear that I was unable to change the name of certain files, classes, and identification tags due to the last-minute pivot. I was able to produce a fully functional app. in an unconventional manner, regardless. Additionally, I had limited knowledge of coding certain features that I was planning on including in my web app. and, thus, chose the trial-and-error route to expand my user interface.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Having experimented with the R programming language in the realm of data science, I thought of expanding my coding skills this summer. I, thus, joined Kode With Klossy's web development cohort and was introduced to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript about a month ago. This hackathon allowed me to build my first app. without the guidance of my Kode With Klossy mentors. I'm proud to have single-handedly overcome obstacles that I encountered while coding my web app.

What we learned

I learned how to attach a "scroll to the top" feature on longer pages of the content that I included on my web app. This allows for user convenience.

What's next for Eve

I would like to code this web app. to allow for full functionality. In doing so, I plan to add the following: 1) Links to intellectually stimulating games and puzzles 2) Parenting Advice & Resources: includes suggestions for next steps, bonding activities, household management to help those who have children with special needs 3) Convenience: personalized service (ex. tracking development, changing the milestone chart to a checklist, criteria for dev. delay, and medical services available on the basis of state/territory)

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