“You loop, you swoop, you pull.” “Bunny ears, Bunny ears, playing by a tree. Criss-crossed the tree, trying to catch me. Bunny ears, Bunny ears, jumped into the hole, Popped out the other side beautiful and bold.” “Over, under, pull it tight, Make a bow, Pull it through to do it right.” […]
Posts with the Easter Seals Crossroads tag
Stimtastic: Affordable toys for stimming behavior
Have you ever tapped your pencil, bitten your nails, twirled your hair, or paced back and forth? If you have, then you’ve engaged in stimming, an action that is often part of most individuals’ behavior patterns. So what exactly is stimming? According to this article on Autism Spectrum Disorders, stimming is short for “self-stimulatory behavior, sometimes also […]
The Ergonomic AirObic Mouse
In previous posts, I’ve covered a handful of ergonomic products such as ergonomic keyboards and Ergotron Desk Mounts. If individuals spend a lot of time on a computer, it is highly recommended to create an ergonomic workstation to maintain a healthy posture to prevent future health problems (e.g. arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, etc.) Another ergonomic device that could […]
Monday Tech Tip: Dictate + Connect app
Brian Norton, Manager of Clinical Assistive Technology, at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us shows us the Dictate + Connect app. This app is a digital recording app that has a feature that shuts off the recorder when noone is speaking and turns it back on when someone starts to speak again. http://www.dictate-connect.com/ Check it out here:
GoTalk Express 32
Are you or a loved one in the market for a powerful, yet simple picture communicator? Perhaps the GoTalk Express 32 will work for you! The GoTalk Express 32 is a full-featured communicator which gives users the ability to scan and link messages together to play in sequence. According to EnableMart, “It is an ideal […]
6 Empathy-teaching apps
For several children, understanding and learning empathy is very challenging. However, by learning about empathy, children will ultimately improve their social skills, learn coping strategies, work on positive behavior, and more. While learning empathy is difficult for many children, it is especially challenging for individuals with autism and other special needs. Here is a list of six different apps, categorized by age group, which […]