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Schooltime For Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
School can be hard for children with AD/HD. Success in school often means being able to pay attention and control behavior and impulse. These are the areas where children with AD/HD have trouble. Here are tips for teachers for helping kids learn.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Small Boom Box
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Small Boom Box Has BIG Sound
This value-priced portable AM/FM Boom Box has great sound. Just add an ability switch and enjoy the program of your choice. 4 AA batteries included. Accepts 1/8" plugs.
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Play Tip!
To encourage language comprehension in children with special needs, try recording simple stories on tape and then let the child use his or her switch to independantly activate any of the Switch Adapted Boom Boxes or Tape Decks and hear the story told to them in a familiar voice. Vary the stories with lots of music too!
Typical Access Profile
Auditory Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Hearing Hyper-Acute |
Vision Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Vision |
Gross Motor All Some Few Not Using Gross Motor |
Fine Motor All Some Few Not Using Fine Motor |
Developmental Age Range 0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13 and Over |
Language Typical Some Spoken Receptive Only Sign Assistive/Augmentitive Not Using Language |
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Visual Tracking and the Switch Using Child: The Penguin Roller Coaster
The Penguin Roller Coaster is designed to help children track the movements of small objects. The penguins do a variety of movements - gliding up, down, around, and bumpy steps up. Each of these movements is tracked differently, making this toy very interesting to watch. This toy is most suitable for children who ONLY watch the toy as is fairly fragile.