World Autism Awareness month is here!!! This month is dedicated to the recollection of the fundamental rights of children with ASD. Here at Timocco we strive to provide a product that emphasizes the importance of accessibility and enjoyment for ALL children. In honor of World Autism Awareness month, in the next few blog posts we will present a few of the ideal ways to incorporate Timocco into therapy for children with ASD to facilitate participation and goal attainment while working towards … [Read more...]
Halloween Spider Cookies – great idea from kidthings.net!
Halloween is just around the corner and Crystal, a blogger and stay-at home mom of 3, has a great idea for a fun (and edible!) kid-friendly Halloween activity: Halloween Spider Cookies. Crystal is the voice of kid-things, a blog she began in 1999, a living record of the days spent chasing after 3 young kids. Buzz, Crystal's middle child, has autism, a few weeks back she wrote about how a product like Timocco could help her son, check it out if you haven't seen … [Read more...]
Do you have games for children with ASD? What kind of games could fit these kids?
Thanks for your question! With kids with ASD in mind, we at Timocco developed specific games for children with communication difficulties. The games were developed with the help of Dr. Ofer Golan, the chair of the pediatric clinical psychology program at Bar-Ilan University, who has done extensive research about ASD. These games, which you can find by using the skill filter and selecting the ‘Tim Duet’ games which include: Train Rail, What’s Next?, Ride Along and Aliens in Space. This group of … [Read more...]
Avital Ya’akovi talks about working with an ASD Child & Timocco
I work with Tomer, age four and a half, who is on the autism spectrum. Tomer communicates using single words though his meaning is usually clear. He is distracted by visual and auditory stimuli although his sensory profile has not yet been fully determined. Providing a sense of proprioception helps him to begin and complete activities, however he is unreceptive and often resists. Tomer generally appears to be inattentive to his surroundings and distracted, constantly wandering around and … [Read more...]
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