Ingcare

Established in 2014, Ingcare operates as a comprehensive service platform specializing in rehabilitation and education for children with autism. The company originated as a social innovation project from Tsinghua X-lab, with a foundational mission to leverage technology to make effective treatment and intervention services accessible to all autistic children.

Ingcare's business model is a hybrid, combining both online and offline services to address the needs of families and professionals within the autism community in China. The company generates revenue through multiple streams, including operating its own high-end, center-based rehabilitation facilities, providing special education training for teachers, and licensing its proprietary SaaS management and assessment software to other institutions. By early 2022, the company was operating 15 of its own rehabilitation centers.

The core of Ingcare's service portfolio is a suite of digital and in-person resources. This includes an online education platform for children's rehabilitation, a professional training academy for special education teachers, and family rehabilitation counseling. A key product is the introduction and adaptation of the Verbal Behavior-Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) to create individualized and data-driven rehabilitation plans. To support this, Ingcare developed its "EIS three-stage rehabilitation curriculum system" and the IDEA teaching and research center to ensure its programs are suitable for children in China. The firm also provides digital tools like the VB-MAPP Assessment Helper and an online community to support parents and practitioners. This dual approach of running its own centers while also empowering other industry players through its 'IDEA Inside' brand and digital platforms demonstrates a strategy to scale its impact across the sector.

Keywords: autism rehabilitation, special education, HealthTech, EdTech, children's therapy, SaaS, VB-MAPP, individualized education program, teacher training, family counseling, social innovation, digital health China, autism intervention, behavioral therapy, pediatric care, special needs education, online rehabilitation, rehabilitation centers, assessment software, IDEA concept