The year’s almost over and here at Timocco we’re looking forward to 2015, and hoping it’ll be as good as a year as the one that’s finishing up. We had a great year, we hope you did too, and we’d like to tell you a little about what we did this year: We launched six new games in 2014 - Ladybug, Cookie Mania, Dig it, Hungry Frogs, Fish Spell and Feed the Rabbits, games that work on a range of skills, including executive function, motor control and motor planning, timing, early learning and … [Read more...]
A Big Thanks to the BIRD Foundation!
Here at Timocco we’re elated to announce plans for a joint project with Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital to develop and research a cost-effective web-based therapeutic game platform for children with physical challenges. The project is thanks to a grant from the BIRD Foundation, which promotes research and development in industries that mutually benefit Israel and the United States. The project is aimed to enable physiotherapists, clinicians and parents to better control and … [Read more...]
Christmas Trail Game Therapy Activities #3
Our plan this week is based around our Christmas Trail game, which encourages children to explore cause and effect and to improve range of motion. And there’s only a week left till Christmas so this will be our last therapy session of fun activity ideas to tell you about until then! (If you’re looking for more ideas and missed our last 2 therapy ideas posts, you can find them here and here.) Christmas Trail - Game #3: We suggest you start off playing Timocco’s Christmas Trail game - see if … [Read more...]
Fish Spell
Christmas Games Therapy Activities #2
This week’s Christmas activity plan is built around our new Christmas Treasure Game. Our in-house OT team has packed a bunch of fun ideas into it to keep everyone entertained over the holiday break! You can do this session as a private therapy or a group treatment with 2 kids if you’d like to work on improving communication skills as well. Christmas Treasure - Game #2: Timocco’s Xmas Treasure game aims to improve bilateral coordination and upper body strength, and … [Read more...]
Ladybugs
Move the bridge up or down to help the ladybugs, hearts and stars cross the river, but don’t let the mosquitoes across! For improving accuracy, efficiency, bilateral coordination and visual perception. … [Read more...]
Learning Disabilities
Timocco helps kids with Learning Disabilities to: Learn through movement in a fun and motivating virtual environment Improve cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, sequencing, categorization Learn quantity perception, number and letter recognition Improve visual perception and discrimination Improve memory and comprehension of visual and auditory sequences Increase self-efficacy through participation in a positive learning environment and experiences of success. Timocco … [Read more...]
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Timocco helps kids with Developmental Coordination Disorder to: Develop body awareness, improve movement planning and organisation, balance and postural control Develop upper body strength and coordination. Enhance motor control, accuracy and efficiency Facilitate crossing of the midline The challenges posed within the virtual environment of Timocco’s games allow children to develop body awareness and movement with intention and purpose - act and react - according to on-screen … [Read more...]
Cerebral Palsy
Timocco helps kids with Cerebral Palsy to: Develop body awareness, improve movement planning and organisation, balance and postural control Develop upper body strength and increase range of motion Refine and coordinate movements. Enhance motor control, accuracy and efficiency. Facilitate crossing of the midline Improve cognitive abilities such as memory, sequencing and categorization Improve visual perception and discrimination Enhance motivation to reach optimal … [Read more...]
Autism
Timocco helps kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder to: Meaningfully engage with their environment Improve communication skills: cooperation and joint attention Develop body awareness, improve movement planning and organisation, balance and postural control Refine and coordinate movements Enhance motor control, accuracy and efficiency Learn to follow instructions and sequencing of steps Modify their response to sensory input - tactile, proprioceptive, visual and auditory input and … [Read more...]
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