Have you heard about Timocco's new, ready-made Functional Skills Plans? Our Plans remove the guesswork when deciding which games and settings you need to target specific skill areas. Just choose a functional skill area, such as "pencil grasp", assign it to a child and press play! The Plans will guide a child from game to game while targeting the foundation skills needed for the functional skill. Each session of the plan lasts no longer than 10 minutes, leaving plenty of time for working on … [Read more...]
Get Everything You Can Out of Timocco
Do you want to learn more about how to be creative and most effective while using Timocco? Or how to better target specific skills or areas? Make sure to like our Facebook page to get the most up to date pictures, videos, special offers and information on what is happening in Timocco! If you're a therapist, join our Timocco for Therapists group. Please share your ideas or ask questions, we would love to hear from you! … [Read more...]
Some Words of Praise for Timocco!
We’d like to share with you some words of praise we received recently from parents and therapists using Timocco. “Greetings from India. We recently purchased Timocco for my spastic diplegic 4-year-old and he loves it. Therapy is no more a burden for him when it comes to Range of Motion exercises. Thanks for the wonderful software!” S from India. “Timocco is a wonderful therapeutic tool to be used in Developmental Physiotherapy. Using Timocco is a great way to … [Read more...]
Here are some great ways to play Timocco!
We’d like to say a big thanks to all those who sent us suggestions for different ways to play Timocco! All of your ideas were innovative, resourceful and practical - we’ll list a few below, but unfortunately we could only pick one winner. Congratulations to Jacqueline Overpeck from All Kids Can therapy services in Madison, Indiana - our in-house team of occupational therapists really liked her idea to play Timocco using bath loofahs! As Jacqueline pointed out, most loofahs have a handy … [Read more...]
Ask Sarit: Using Computer Gaming Software as Assistive Technology
Hi, I’m a therapist at a child development center. We’ve seen the Timocco platform and formed a favorable impression, but as therapeutic staff we’re wondering whether we should be using a computer during therapy? Our clients are accustomed to them at home all the time anyway." It’s exactly because they have a computer at home, that the computer can be a motivation tool during clinical therapy. For today’s generation, where children spend many hours in front of computer screens, using … [Read more...]
User Management and Tracking Results
Each Week OT expert, Sarit Tresser will be giving an in-depth insightful analysis into the various ways Health Games aid children with disabilities. Stay connected to receive first-hand input from a professional in the field of child development … [Read more...]
Healthcare Technology Discusses Growing with Timocco
A recent article featured in Healthcare Technology, illustrated the wealth of benefits that result from professional video game use. Author Stanley Jackson, highlighted the major breakthroughs Timocco has made with video games and the therapeutic value it produces for children. According to Jackson, "Growing with Timocco, the brainchild of Occupational Therapist Sarit Tresser, is a game designed specifically for use by therapists and child progression professionals to assist in the learning and … [Read more...]