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"You Don't Have Words to Describe What I Experience" - What Does Autism Feel Like?
The sensory experience of individuals with autism based on first hand accounts.
From the Geneva Centre.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Cone Checkers
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Jump, jump,jump... King Me!
Extra-large, textured cone pieces adapt classic Checkers so that kids with low vision and lower fine motor skills can enjoy this classic early strategy game! Comes with 24 black & white cones and a huge 20" square board with routed circles for surer placement of cones.
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Play Tip!
Checkers is a straight forward yet potentially sophisticated game of strategy. It fosters problem solving skills and planning skills. Cone Checkers is especially adapted to make it accessible to children with low vision and to children with fine motor delays. Cone Checkers is a great game for an older child. It encourages both friendly play and healthy competition with other children.
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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Object Permanence: Now You See It Now You Don't!
Try showing your child a toy and then hiding it in the Whoozit Galaxy Cube or the What Is It? Tactile Discrimination Game. See if they will reach out to try to find it again. This skill is called object permanence and it is an important developmental milestone!