Adaptive Equipment

1. Adaptive Equipment Preschool Children with Autism

2. Buddy Sensory Dog $27.95 Helps student with disability in that it: • It is rated # 1 toy for children on the Autism spectrum – AblePlay • Provides Sensory Stimulation: Visual- high contrast colors, Touch-cotton, velour, rubbery raised dots, tuft of hair, velcro, crinkle material, Audio- crinkle material, vibration of tail, squeak in paw, gentle rattle. • Develops motor skills, memory and recall, hand/eye coordination, social engagement, and cognitive development.

3. It encourages sharing, social engagement, and peer cooperation thus providing the student with the opportunity to work with others and make and keep friends. Product would be kept on a counter or shelf when time to be put up and will be brought down during free play and passed around so all students have to chance to experience it.

4. Shape SENSEsation $39.95 Helps students with disability in that it: • Provides sensory stimulation: Visual- vivid colors, shapes, patterns, Touch- shapes, textures. • Developes hand/eye coordination, motor skills, memory and recall, matching skills, problem solving, social engagemnet, cognitive development.

5. Allows children to work together to match shapes and patterns and discover new textures thus providing them the opportunity to interact socially and make and maintain friendships. Located in the classroom the ‘learning zone’ for when students work with colors, patterns, matching, etc.

6. Large Foam Block $27.95 • Helps students with disability in that: • The blocks are large and easily manipulated. • Provide sensory stimulation: Visually – Bright vivid colors, different shapes. Touch- foam material, different shapes. • Benefits social interaction, problem solving, hand/eye coordination motor skills.

7. Students work together to build and create allowing them to interact with one another socially and develop friendships. Would be kept in box in a corner so they are out of the way during learning times and can be brought out for free play.

8. Therapy Net Swing $42 Helps students with disability in that it: • Provides a safe comfort zone for restless or aggravated students to relieve pressure. • Allows students to swing to calm themselves and keep from fidgeting and becoming unfocused during class.

9. All students are allowed swing time and it may not provide much peer cooperation it still allows children to relate to one another about the swing. Comes with hardware to hang from the ceiling but low to the ground so it is easy to get in and out of.

10. Small spinning light globe $3.95 Helps students with disability in it: • Is small and not very distracting. • Allows students to direct restless fidgeting into globe and be able to focus on class.

11. All students allowed a spinning globe so none feel left out and can relate to one another with having them. Hangs on a break-away necklace so all students can keep ahold of them throughout class.

12. Stack and sort board $9.95 Helps students with disability in that: • Visually stimulating colors and shapes. Stimulates touch with cool plastic shapes and smooth wood. • Develops matching skills, memory and recall, social interaction, problem solving. • Easy to manipulate.

13. Students work together to solve the puzzle blocks, match colors, and match shapes. Allows them social interaction to make friends. Would be kept in the learning zone for studying colors, matching, shapes, etc.

14. Sensory Ball Mega Pack $29.95 Helps students with disability in that it: • Provides sensory stimulation: Bright colors, bumpy rubbery plastic, round shape. • Develops motor skills, socialization skills, visual tracking, perceptual skills.

15. Encourages group play so students can socially interact and make friends. Would be kept put up out of the way against wall and be brought out for free play. Smaller size ones can also be put with the swing net for extra stimulation and comfort in the swing.

16. Chubbie Markers $18 Helps students with disability in that: • They are easy to manipulate • Develop motor skills, hand eye coordination, perceptual skills.

17. Encourages students to work together during art time or practicing letters. Encourages students to respect and socailize with each other and develop friendships. Would be kept at the art table for when its time to draw or write.

18. Mixed Feelings Pouch $11.99 Helps students with disability in that it: • Provides stimulation in that they are rubbery and smooth with legs. • Develops emotion detection skills, facial recognition skills, socialization skills. • Easy to manipulate because of larger size.

19. Rock Arounds $60 Helps students with disability in that it: • Provides them with a safe way to fidget and move without being too distracting. • Develops motor skills, balance skills and social interaction.

20. Providing all students with a rock around seat allows all students to feel included and lets them relate to one another and have fun in the rock around thus providing social interaction where they can make friends. Seats would be kept in reading pit or in learning zone so students can rock and keep moving while focusing on the teacher and class.

21. Affordable. • All mentioned products range from 2 – 60 dollars. • All products are durable and made from sturdy, long-lasting material. • I believe that a typical classroom could, realistically, be able to afford and provide many of these products for all students and have them last a long time. • All products can be loved and fun for all students and are also great for students with autism which helps for all students to feel included.