The Providence Business News just released a very informative article about Timocco’s Supination/Pronation platform. The article mentions the history of how the relationship was formed between researchers at Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Meeting Street as well as the grant from the BIRD Foundation. Motivation and engagement are critical to helping children and adults move forward with their therapy goals, and this article does a great job explaining all the exciting benefits … [Read more...]
Top Three Engaging Timocco Plans based on Developmental Age!
Within the Timocco platform, there are many ways to play and engage the player. Our plans were designed by OTs and educators to align to common IEP goals and consist of pre-selected games with pre-set settings. The settings get progressively more challenging throughout the plan to work on the selected skill. Also, these plans have built-in assessment games that enable the therapist/professional to compare progress over time. Timocco’s plans can be used in a variety of ways, but we generally … [Read more...]
Motivating Visit with our Neighbors at Akron Children’s Hospital!
On Tuesday, we got the chance to watch Timocco be played by a patient and one of the Akron Children’s Therapists. We asked the child what her favorite game was and she told us it was “Train Tracks”, however after playing “Shoot for the Stars” in our Supination & Pronation platform, she told us she liked playing that game even more! Her therapist, Mary Beth Doerr(OT), mentioned to us before the session that this patient with hemiplegic CP reached further and for longer periods while … [Read more...]
Looking for Timocco in 2017?
2016 was a very exciting year for the Timocco Team, to say the least! We spent time on both the West and East coast of the USA and successfully brought Timocco into the hands of countless therapists, teachers, parents, and their kids to help make therapy more enjoyable and motivating. Throughout the past year, we have attended a number of great conferences with specific focuses on everything from Occupational Therapy, Autism, and Assistive Technology. Some examples are listed below. - AOTA … [Read more...]
Timocco recognized for progress in top NEOH Business Magazine!
We were recently featured in the top business magazine for Northeast Ohio. Eran spoke about the challenges and advantages of moving to Akron, and all of the progress and growth that we’ve undergone. Specifically, the article touched on our recent Supination and Pronation platform launch. Crain is one of the largest privately owned business media companies with 55 leading business, trade and consumer brands in North America, Europe and Asia. Crain’s publishes regional business news for … [Read more...]
Speech Therapy Applications For ASD-Communication & Interaction
Our team has experience working with children with autism and we understand the underlying goal that accompanies any discipline of therapy when working with children diagnosed with ASD - furthering communication and interaction skills. Many therapists shy away from utilizing the computer in therapy, however, the virtual reality playing zone that Timocco provides can be experienced as a safety zone for children with ASD and can, therefore, provide a platform from which they can more … [Read more...]
What You’re Saying About Us!
We cannot stress enough the value of incorporating interesting and engaging therapeutic tools into your homes, sessions and educational facilities! While we feel we have so many great tips and ideas on how to use Timocco to motivate and work towards achieving goals in a fun way - we thought this might be a great opportunity to let one of our fellow therapists shed some light on how they feel about Timocco. Here is what one therapist had to say about the positive impact of Timocco when … [Read more...]
New Plan: Cause And Effect!
Are you looking for a plan to help familiarize younger students with how Timocco is played and help build the basic relationship of “I do this, and something happens”? If so, this Functional/ IEP-based Plan is for you! Who is it for? Designed for children between the developmental ages of 3-5 who have difficulty comprehending the causational relationship between their actions and the impact on their surroundings - including toys. What does it do? Aims to utilize the strong visual and … [Read more...]
New Plan: Crossing The Midline!
Crossing the midline is a skill area that if undeveloped, can hold a child back from school-related activities as well as activities of daily living. This Plan focuses on developing this skill, which can be applied to various IEP goals and objectives. Who is it for? This training plan is ideal for children between the developmental ages of 4-6 that have difficulty executing functional tasks which require the ability to cross the midline, such as dressing and drawing. What does it do? … [Read more...]
NEW GAMES!!
We recently launched two new games geared towards older kids, and updated three of our current games!! Be sure to check them out!! Spaceboard - Navigate through space on your board while catching coins and avoiding obstacles! Play it with one controller attached to the shirt around chest level. You can attach our controllers to a shirt using a paperclip or hair "claw". Ancient Temple - Climb your way up the temple's wall and complete two-handed tasks between climbs. This game works only … [Read more...]
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