We had a chance to make some new friends at the Special Education Leadership Conference in Columbus last week! Not only did Eran have a chance for a presentation, but one of the creators of C.E.W (Connect Experience Write) joined him to discuss how therapists and teachers can help improve cognitive, movement and handwriting skills using a motion-gaming platform created for children with special needs. We also announced the winner of our one year Timocco license, Sarah Hull, an Intervention … [Read more...]
First U.S Training Session-Akron Public Schools
Today we traveled to Akron Public Schools to conduct our first U.S training session, which is complementary with the purchase of Timocco licenses. We worked with a number of talented and knowledgeable Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists that work with students in grades pre-K through 12th. One of the many great benefits of Timocco is the ability to use any red,green or blue round object to play our games. We put this to the test at our training today, using items such as a big … [Read more...]
Surf’s Up! – Check Out Our New Website
Well, if you’re already here and reading this you may have noticed… our new website is up and running! We humbly invite you to peruse, surf and browse through our new matrix of pages designed to explain how Timocco works and who it’s suitable for, in clear and clarifying prose. So what’s new? We’ve added a detailed ‘skills’ section, explaining how playing Timocco games develops individual core motor, communication and cognitive skills. You can also find information on how Timocco games … [Read more...]
We’re proud to “bug” you about our new game!
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We’re very excited to introduce to you the latest addition to our line-up of skill-building developmental virtual-motion games: Suitable for all ages, Ladybugs was developed and designed in a joint collaboration between our R&D department and our in-house team of Occupational Therapists (who may have had just a little fun themselves while working on the project!) Ladybugs aims to further develop the following core skills: Motor … [Read more...]
How having fun playing Timocco changed the life of this little girl
This week we want to share with you a story about a little girl with CP who barely used her right arm - until her father discovered Timocco. With a combination of clinical sessions and home practice today 7-year old Dror can happily use both her arms and is on her way to a brighter, more independent future. Just watch how much fun she has playing Timocco! It's the type of success story that we love hearing about, and love telling people about. So we thought we'd share the … [Read more...]
Timocco Game Brings Joy to Children at Special Needs School
Much is written about the masterful ways virtual reality games aid in the advancement of rehabilitation, but an additional function should also be emphasized. When children play these interactive games it gives them great joy, a sense of achievement and control that they may otherwise not feel. In turn, parents and therapists see the tremendous exhilaration from the child, which is equally rewarding for them. Timocco’s Sarit Tresser had an exceptionally special experience while visiting IDUD, a … [Read more...]
Timocco Presents at the REHACARE Trade Show!
The Timocco Team has just returned from REHACARE, an amazing exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany. REHACARE is known for their tremendous international trade show for disabilities, rehabilitation, special needs equipment & technology. REHACARE, the largest trade show throughout Europe, featured many of the great innovators in this field. It was a great honor to see the global interest in Timocco, expressed by distributors from around the world. We had the pleasure of presenting at REHACARE and … [Read more...]
“Terri’s Special Children Blog” recommends Timocco as a gift
Terri Mauro author of the Terri's Special Children Blog, has been writing her blog in About.com Special Needs Children, since 2004. She is the mother of two children with special needs. Terri is the author of 50 Ways to Support Your Child's Special Education and The Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder. Her website Mothers With Attitude, offering "humor and help for adoptive moms, special-needs moms, any old moms at all," was recognized as a USA Today Hot Site and a Good … [Read more...]
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