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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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Wireless Sip and Puff Switch (WISP)
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
WISP uses the power of your breath!
WISP uses breath to perform switch closures. It uses a very discreet air tube that mounts on the ear with a mouthpiece that you sip or puff on. The tube connects to a pager-sized battery-operated transmitter belt-pack. This transmitter sends switch closures wirelessly from more than 40 feet away to a receiver (usually a Tracker) whenever the user sips or puffs on the tube. The receiver plugs into Tracker and performs the mouse button functions: puff for left mouse button, sip for right. It can also be used independently of Tracker to provide sip/puff activation to anything requiring a single switch. WISP accepts up to two regular ability switches (1/8” jack) allowing it to double as a wireless switch transmitter. Fully FCC certified for use in the home, hospital, school, or workplace. All you need is a switch interface, such as the Tracker, into your computer system.
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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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Assentive Communication Introduction
Clock Communicators are "Low-Tech" augmentative communication devices, meaning you don't need a computer or software to make them work. They are an excellent way to introduce communication and making choices to new switch-users. When starting to work with your child, try taking pictures of the real choices that you want your child to indicate. It also helps to start with pictures and real objects presented. i.e.. Glass of milk on one side, OR banana on the other. Work up from two choices to as many as twelve. Try: pictures of bed, bath, outside, toys, video, food, drink, family members etc.