FRIENDS, Volume 4 of the acclaimed Watch Me Learn® autism treatment video series. Among other activities, this volume teaches social skills through the depiction of activities including: playing catch, snack time, charades, an exciting treasure hunt and baking with friends. Recommended for developmental ages: 5 and up. The video follows the format of its highly acclaimed predecessors by incorporating standards of socialization and communication (ABA/VB) in the context of authentic childhood situations.Watch Me Learn® was created by, Mary Beth Palo, the mother of an autistic child. Her videos are known to depict childhood interactions in a very true-to-life fashion. This natural style is noted to not only increase child engagement, but also to build the viewer s confidence to use language to socialize and to communicate their needs. In addition to autism spectrum disorders and aspergers, the videos are also effective social skills teaching tools for children with any type of speech delay. Endorsed by the National Autism Association®, the treatment videos are uniquely suitable for children with widely varying abilities, from the non-verbal to those ready for more robust social interaction.
Ages: 5 to 18 Requirements: None |
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"Wh" Bingo 
Wow! It's the Who, What, When, Where, and Why Bingo Game! Students will have many amusing times playing "Wh" Bingo as they learn to ask and answer "Wh" questions
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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18-inch flexible ruler 
The 18-inch flexible ruler is a tactile, braille and large-print ruler designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This flexible plastic ruler allows tactual and visual measurement of flat or curved surfaces. It has raised lines in quarter-inch increments and numbers in both braille and large print. Dimensions: 47cm x 4cm. Ruler is white with black lines.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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5 W's Game 
“Read All About It!” Players read hilarious “newspaper articles” from the Bovine City Daily News, then answer who, what, when, where, & why questions designed to test comprehension. Students move around the colorful gameboard reading “newspaper articles,” answering 5 W’s questions, and collecting points as they go. This laugh-out-loud game is sure to be a favorite with reluctant and struggling readers as well as those performing on grade level. 2-6 players. Game contents include gameboard, instruction/answer booklet, 75 question cards, 6 pawns, and 1 die.
Level B - Skill Reinforcement:
• Reinforcement of 5 W’s concepts
• 50-75 word reading passages
• Reading Level 3-5
• Interest Level 3 & Up
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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A 5 Could Make Me Lose Control: An Activity Based Method 
This interactive way of using the 5-point scale offers a very concrete way of helping children with autism spectrum disorders to understand and control their emotional responses. This hands-on tool allows the child to tangibly participate in identifying and controlling stressful situations by reviewing the visual prompts and differentiating his response to each. An excellent resource for parents and teachers alike.
Ages: 4 to 18 Requirements: None |
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A 5 is Against the Law: Social Boundaries 
At last! A meaningful, yet humorous, and easy-to-use intervention that identifies and explains how to handle different levels of anxiety, frustration, and anger. This workbook is a boondoggle for people with Asperger Syndrome and high-functioning autism as well as those supporting them in understanding and successfully living with these strong and often confounding emotions
Ages: 13 to 18 Requirements: None |
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A New Beginning (basic life skills video-modeling) 
Children watch and learn how to name objects, pay attention, respond to questions, talk with friends, introduce themselves and much more….. all while having fun and playing. Skills are taught while children are at play in a game of “duck duck goose” and “simon says”, while building blocks, singing, listening to a story and more…
Volume 1 models very basic language and social skills in scenarios that are true to life. This comprehensive video models skills including: language, motor, life, self-help, academic, functional and social. It is a complimentary strategy to other interventions including ABA, VB, Speech and language therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy.
This video is an effective teaching tool for children with autism, speech and language delays and developmental delays. It is being used by parents, schools and therapists and has been highly effective teaching the very basic skills that are so difficult for a developmentally delayed child to acquire!
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Abacus Basic Competency: A Counting Method 
An instruction manual for teaching children and adults abacus skills in the four basic math operations. This abacus instructional system uses the Counting Method instead of the traditional indirect method. Advantages include:
• Simple method comparable to the way young sighted children count and add by counting things one at a time, as in counting on fingers.
• Minimum number of rules must be learned in order to arrive at an answer to a mathematical problem.
• Speed in using the abacus is not lessened with this method. Accuracy is increased, frustration is eliminated.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Action 
This Interactive Reading Book teaches action verbs and pronouns while posing and then answering who, what and where questions. Ask additional questions to expand the concept being presented.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Adjustable illuminated magnifier 
Varying magnifications dependent on the ambient light and personal vision.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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All-Turn-It spinner 
Switch-activated with a built-in external switch jack, it enables random selections and is perfect for choosing groups or playing games of chance like bingo, as an alternative to rolling dice and much more. Use pre-printed or customize your own overlays.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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AlphaSmart 
Enter and edit text then send it to a printer or to a computer for formatting. Applets (mini-applications) make word processing, calculator functions, keyboarding instruction, quizzing and word prediction available. Durable and light (< 2 lb), runs on either AA or rechargeable batteries.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Amazingly Alpie 
Alphie is a computer that is "wired differently" and therefore has trouble fitting in and performing successfully. He meets a human, Chris, whose patient and accepting approach toward fixing him totally changes Alphie's life. This book fosters tolerance and acceptance while celebrating differences. Ages 8+
Ages: 8 to 18 Requirements: None |
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American Sign Language Dictionary 
"This is a revised and updated work based on the Random House American Sign Language dictionary originally published in hardcover in 1994"--T.p. verso.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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American Sign Language Learning System DVD's 
DVD 1- Getting Started in Signing
DVD 2- Say it By Signing
Bonus CD-Rom American Sign Language Dictionary
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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As a Gentleman Would Say: Responses to Life's Important Situations 
This easily accessible book focuses on those moments when knowing exactly what to say is an absolutely necessary challenge. From the light-hearted "how to react when someone turns you down for a date" or "what to say when you notice someone's fly is open" to the more serious "what to say to a co-worker who has had a miscarriage or to a friend who has suffered the sudden death of a parent," As A Gentleman Would Say differs from other etiquette books in that it not only offers suggestions for the correct thing to say in more than 100 social situations-it also gives examples of the wrong thing to say!
Ages: 13 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Audio Cards: Learning to Listen 
The Learning to Listen series focuses on improving sound discrimination skills. From initial consonants to rhyming words, there's plenty of practice here! Each of the 10 sets has 48 illustrated audiocards, for a total of 480 cards! Audiocard Reader sold separately.
Includes:
Sound Discrimination
Sound Identification
Listening to Sounds 1
Listening to Sounds 2
Listening to Initial Sounds
Identifying Initial Sounds
Listening to Final Sounds
Identifying Final Sounds
Listening to Rhyming Words
Identifying Rhyming Words
Super Duper website
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Audism Unveiled DVD 
Audism Unveiled exposes and explains another form of oppression prevalent in the Deaf community. Going beyond definitions, this powerful documentary uses real life experiences from Deaf people of varied social, racial, and educational boundaries –showing how this form of oppression does lasting and harmful damage.
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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Autism & PDD: Concept Development Interactive Software 
Your students will master concepts associated with everyday items when they use this outstanding software program. It is designed with a format recommended by current research in teaching students with autism and other developmental delays.
Narrated text relates functions, attributes, and descriptions of everyday items based on these 6 themes:
animals clothing food
household items transportation toys & entertainment
Each theme consists of 10 child-centered lessons that work through a hierarchy of steps to teach the concepts and vocabulary
Each lesson introduces one concept taught with pictures, words, and sentences
Wh- and yes/no questions are included for each concept to test for comprehension and mastery
Labeling and exclusion tasks are included for every item to promote generalization
The student or teacher can set the pace at which a student proceeds through the program so the speed is appropriate for each user
Any item can be repeated by clicking on its associated text
The clear menu system allows the student to go back and retry an activity quickly
Correct answers for each activity are tracked on the screen so you can easily make accountability notes
The program is touch window and touch screen compatible for students who cannot use a mouse or keyboard; keyboard input is also supported
The program is designed for instructor-guided or individual student use
Ages: 3 to 8 Requirements: Windows or Mac operating system |
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Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC 
"As a volume in the AAC series, this book addresses the use of AAC for children and adolescents with autism to enhance their language, communication, and literacy development." Amazon.com
Ages: 1 to 18 Requirements: None |
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