Teaching Aids
One Sportime Way
Atlanta, Georgia 30340
Phone: (800) 850-8602
Fax: (800) 850-8602
E-Mail: orders@sportime.com
Web Site: www.abilitations.com
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Everything from sensory motor to adaptability equipment
12 W. 18th St., Suite #3 East
New York, New York 10011
Phone: (800) 853-1057
Fax: (800) 317-9146
E-Mail: Julie@difflearn.com
Web Site: www.difflearn.com
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Catalog focused on the areas of speech & language
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Developed by a parent of a child with autism
P.O. Box #1348
Beaufort, South Carolina 29901-1348
Phone: (800) 342-4453
Fax: (800) 343-2987
E-Mail: environments@eichild.com
Web Site: www.eichild.com
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Many toys, games, puzzles, and books
970 North Oaklawn Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Phone: (630) 782-6077
Fax: (630) 782-6078
E-Mail: info@harrisonandcompany.com
Web Site: www.harrisonandcompany.com
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Early years educational materials, classroom equipment and play equipment.
P.O. Box #11927
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106
Phone: (800) 624-7968
Fax: (800) 410-7282
Web Site: www.hatchstuff.com
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Technology & Toys.
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Lots of good computer programs, child computer equipment, roller-ball mice (Great for beginners)
P.O. Box #11
Claredon Hills, Illinois 60514
Phone: (630) 415-1870
E-Mail: info@sin-espias.com
Web Site: www.kidkit.com En Espanol
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Created by Illinois teachers using materials they have found to be useful and effective with special needs students
6209 Sundowner Rd.
Woodridge, Illinois 60517
Phone: (630) 852-3364
Fax: Please call ahead
E-Mail: makhomether@comcast.net
Web Site: www.makhomether.safeshopper.com
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Contact to request free brochure about their products
PCI Educational Publishing
P.O. Box # 34270
San Antonio, Texas 78265-4270
Phone: (800) 594-4263
Fax: (888) 259-8284
Web Site: www.pcicatalog.com
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Products designed to help students who struggle with everyday life skills and basic academic skills such as reading, writing, and math.
P.O. Box #27
Chico, California 95927-0027
Phone: (888) 501-8880
Fax: (888) 735-7791
E-Mail: info@stageslearning.com
Web Site: www.stageslearning.com
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Contact for free brochure about their products.
Dept. SD 2004
P.O. Box # 24997
Greenville, South Carolina 29616-2497
Phone: (800) 277-8737
Fax: (800) 978-7397
E-Mail: custserv@superduperinc.com
Web Site: www.superduperinc.com
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Tons of useful teaching tools, items for oral motor exploration, parent resources, and motivational items.
Web Site: www.angelfire.com/pa5/as
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Printable File Folder, Activities, Boardmaker Templates, Seasonal Activities and Links.
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Cooking in the Classroom - Parent Resources.
E-mail: contact3@do2learn.com
Web Site: www.do2learn.com
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A web site providing learning activities to promote independence in children and adults with special learning needs
TD Social Skills
P.O. Box 434
Fryeburg, Maine 04037
E-Mail: terese@tdsocialskills.com
Web Site: www.tdsocialskills.com
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A video modeling tape for Children with HFA, Asperger’s Syndrome and Other Nonverbal Learning Disorders.
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Features real life social situations reenacted by children.
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Highlights what you can do differently to improve social exchanges.
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Includes our exclusive, “What They’re Thinking” insight windows.
Web Site: www.modelmekids.com/autism-teaching-tools.html
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Contains free graphics that may be downloaded. To download and save it to your computer, right-click on the graphic with your mouse and click Save Picture As. You may re-size the saved graphic to print as a flashcard, create Autism social skills storyboards, or use as needed.
BOOK BY: Willerik Publishing
P.O. Box # 6692
Brandon, Florida 33508-6011
Phone: (813) 684-2813
E-Mail: liisa@ideasaboutautism.com
Web Site: www.ideasabout.com
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A unique teaching technique developed by a mother of an autistic son.
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She uses family made video training
Millennium Software
3155 Fujita St.
Torrance, California 90505
Phone: (310) 530-0356
E-Mail: peuapeu@aol.com
Web Site: www.members.aol.com/peuapeu
110 E. Spring St.
Winooski, Vermont 05404-1898
Phone: (800) 562-6801
Fax: (802) 655-4757
Web Site: www.laureatelearning.com
Pyramid Educational Consultants
226 W. Park Place, Suite #1
Newark, Delaware 19711
Phone: (888) PECS-INC (732-7462)
Fax: (302) 368-2516
E-Mail: pyramid@pecs.com
Web Site: www.pecs.com
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This is a great way to teach your child to communicate his/her wants and need. This form of communication is usually readily accepted and many times leads to verbal communication.
School Zone Publishing Company
1819 Industrial Drive
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Phone: (800) 253-0564
Fax: (616) 846-6181
Web Site: www.schoolzone.com
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Tons of learning material, computer games with printable worksheets, flash cards, and wipe-off workbooks.
Silver Lining Multimedia, Inc.
P.O. Box #2201
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
Phone: (888) 777-0876
Fax: (888) 777-0875
E-Mail: info@silverliningmm.com
Web Site: www.silverliningmm.com
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The Picture This CD-Rom contains graphics to teach language.
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Has different layouts that can be used for single pictures, schedule boards, or to create matching games.
(Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren)
Div. TEACCH Administration and Research
CB #7180, 310 Medical School Wing E
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7180
Phone: (919) 966-2174
Fax: (919) 966-4127
E-Mail: teacch@unc.edu
Web Site: www.teacch.com
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Structured teaching ideas, group ideas for pre-school, suggestions for help in toilet training.
Web Site: www.pdictionary.com
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Includes everything from Animals to Vegetables.
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Activities: (Flashcards, Fill-in-the-blanks, Word Scramble)
Web site: trainland.tripod.com/pecs.htm
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This site is a wonderful resource for pictures. Outlined by category, it is easy to search.
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Pictures are printable by full page.
Web Site: www.setbc.org/pictureset/Default.aspx
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Free Picture Sets in easy to find categories all are downloadable in pdf, boardmaker, Mac or Windows.
- Home Community
- Health
- School
- Young Adult
Web Site: www.tinsnips.org
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Tons of downloadable stuff.
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Links to other educational resource websites.
- Ideas and activities.
- Seasonal items
- Social Skills
Web Site: www.childcareland.com
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Download Store
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Daily Art Project
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Daily Learning Sheet
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Free Printables
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Teaching Ideas
Web Site: www.frsd.k12.nj.us/autistic/Social%20Stories/social_stories.htm
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Bathroom Story
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Tying Shoes Story
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Basketball StoryTying Shoes Story
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Soccer StoryTying Shoes Story
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Feeding Self StoryTying Shoes Story
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Brushing Teeth StoryTying Shoes Story
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Success Stories are personalized children’s books. Customize the illustrations to the child’s appearance based on gender, hair style and color, eye color, skin tone, glasses, and method of communication. Alter the text to personalize the stopy’s content. These fun and engaging children’s books make every child feel special.
2338 SE Holland St.
Port St. Lucie, Florida 34952
Dennis Debbaudt
Phone: (772) 398-9756
Email: ddpi@flash.net
Web Site: autismriskmanagement.com/index.html
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A professional investigator and journalist for 27 years, Dennis turned his attention to providing autism recognition response and risk management training to law enforcement and emergency first responders in 1991.
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Site includes ideas for teaching safety to your child and the community.
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Subscription to Autism Risk Newsletter
Care Trak, INC
1031 Autumn Ridge Rd.
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-9745
Phone: (800) 842-4537
Fax: (618) 457-3340
E-Mail: caretrak@caretrak.com
Web Site: www.caretrak.com
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Door alarm alerts family & identifies which door has been opened if child leaves--monitors 8 doors
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Perimeter system allows transmitter-wearer child to play in yard--if child leaves an alarm alerts caregiver
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Mobile locator finds child up to 1 mile away
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Can be purchased, rented, or leased to own
Phone: (949) 240-3825
Fax: (949) 496-0941
E-mail: kidsid@cox.net
Web Site: www.911med411.com
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These can be very valuable, especially if your child is non-verbal.
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Kids-ID has a bracelet with the Medic Alert symbol I believe you can have this along with a design or your child’s name.
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Also have Necklaces and Dog tag style I.D’s, the Dog tag style is good for attaching to belt loops if your child is sensitive to wearing jewelry.
Web Site: www.911med411.com
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EMI is a web based clearinghouse. When you register your child, they provide you with a registration number that is engraved on a bracelet.
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You provide all of the information regarding your child in advance along with a picture that can be updated . You are then given a pin number for access.
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If your child is ever lost, this information can be easily accessed from the web by police departments and anyone else that you give the pin number to.
Tracking Device
Phone: (888) 846-6543
Email: info@bluespan.com
Web Site: www.ion-kids.com
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The ionKids system allows you to monitor up to four tagged objects at once. The system consists of a base unit, a handheld device Tag holders can be clipped onto belt loops or lanyards
Cabinetparts.com, Inc
1717 SW 1st Way, Suite 41
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441
Phone: (800) 857- 8721
Fax: (954) 428-2581
Web Site: www.cabinetparts.com/special/totlok/totlok.htm
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These are absolutely great. Locks for your cabinets that are completely hidden. They open and close using magnetic keys. Especially handy if you have cabinets with no outside handles. Best find yet.
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Cost: about $18.00 for 2 locks and 1 key. Internet has 5 locks and 2 keys for $38.50. You can use any standard magnet to open the locks if they are strong enough.
Safety 1st, Inc.
45 Dan Road
Canton, Maryland 02021
Phone: (800) 723-3065
VCR Lock
Will keep fingers and other things from being put into the VCR. Cost is about $3.50
Oven Lock
Easily applied to oven doors to keep children from getting burned. Cost is about $2.00
Toilet Lock
Especially useful if you have a child who likes to play in water, don’t think I need to say much more. Cost is about $5.00
Multi Purpose Latches
These can be used on Side by Side refrigerators and cabinets. Cost is about $2.00.
Door Knob Covers
Easy for adults to use, very difficult for children to open doors with these on. Cost is about $2.50
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Most all of these items can be found at Toys-R-Us, Wal-Mart, or Menard’s. I believe that Lowe’s also carries some items including locks for single sided refrigerators. All are worth considering if you have a child who explores everything and you have concerns about their safety.
Safety First Sales LTD
Harness Restraint Systems
Unit 12, Agnes St Industrial Estate
Agnes Street
Belfast BT13 1GB
E-Mail: info@safetyfirstsales.com
Web Site: www.safetyfirstsales.com
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Offer a range of standard and Hyperactive harness, suitable for cars, MPV's and buses.
A belt with a width of 200 mm (or as required) that simply wraps around both the individual and the seat over lapped and secured at the back of the seat with a special velcro system. It is used in conjunction with the lap and diagonal belt which will hold the person in an upright and secure position.
Buckle Guard
Working on the principle of the medicine bottle top, slips over the seat belt closure to prevent easy opening by the occupant.
Chest Pads
Designed to fit over existing shoulder straps helping to prevent children from removing the shoulder straps.
Educational Toys and Supplies
Oakland Avenue & Route #150
Bloomington, Illinois 60701
Phone: (309) 827-8811
No answer call: (309) 829-6647
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Great selection of puzzles, wooden toys, educational toys and games for all ages
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Good place to find unique children’s items
1224 Towanda Plaza
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
Phone: (309) 827-5555
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Teaching supplies for educators, early intervention specialists and parents.
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Large selection of Thomas the Tank engines and other train accessories.
Social Stories you can customize
$8.99 each
Web Site: www.sandbox-learning.com