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Gift Idea - Large Print Calendar

Just about everybody looks for a calendar this time of year, and here's your chance to buy something that is truly useful.

With a large print calendar, not only are you providing an invaluable tool for anyone with low vision, you also provide a great tool for classrooms, reception areas and waiting rooms, offices and any area that supports a large number of people.

It could make a great teachers's gift, or gift for a health professional that services seniors or others with special needs.

The large grid, large print calendars are also great to keep track of family appointments, team schedules and work projects. My favorite is the Monster Grid for that purpose. And if you want a really large grid, check out the Mammoth Grid.

For a more traditional look that provides great photos, there are also scenic large print calendars as well.

Help parents identify autistic children

How can parents identify autistic children? This quick checklist provides the red flags a parent can look for.

Buy your personalized food diary here!

This easy-to-use food diary tracks valuable details: food eaten, time, place, attention level and emotional state. You and your health team will benefit from tracking food this way.

First Steps if teaching an autistic child

If you think you have an autistic child in your classroom, these are the first steps if teaching autistic child.

Autism Research News

Find the latest autism research news here - automatically updated with the latest in autism research.

Autism Awareness Shirt Shop

We've got the best selection of any autism awareness shirt shop around - over 200 styles to choose from. It's a great way to subtly promote awareness of autism and promote discussion and acceptance.

Supernanny suggests communication books on her show

I just watched a great Supernanny show where the family included a young lad with ADHD. It's the first time I've seen a child with that issue on the show, and it was great watching Jo Frost give her advice and techniques.

One thing I was glad to see that she suggested was a parent-teacher communication book so that both parents and teachers could share information and techniques as to what works for the child. In that way there's consistency and they can both learn from each other. We've found that it works for us that way too.

I was also interested to see Jo suggest a Nanny Diary as well. The idea there being that daily communication between the parents and the nanny could benefit as well.

I don't know where she got the one displayed on the show, but the Nanny Diary at information-logs.com would do the trick too.

Picture Communication Symbol Prompt Cards

When should you use picture communication symbols prompt cards? How can you best use the advantages offerred by these picture communication symbols?

Parent Teacher Communication Book

Here's a parent teacher communication log to help keep parents and teachers in the loop with a child's progress.

Medication Log

If you live with special needs in your family, then there's a good chance that you need to track medication. We've made it easy for you with our Caregiver Medication Log. One less hassle for you!

Communication Device with 45 variable choices

This communication device provides 45 variable speech output choices, and 3 static message choices. It is ideal for very young children, or those with limited mobility.

Communication Device - Go Talk 20

For advanced users, a Go Talk 20 - the communication device with 100 choices for custom speech output can be ideal.

Autism Awareness Bracelet Shop

An autism awareness bracelet is a great way to subtly promote autism awareness in all sorts of settings. For autism awareness month, check out our amazing selection.

Clip Talker Augmentative Communication Device

The Clip Talker is a single message Augmentative Communication Device that will allow you to easily record up to 8 seconds of information. The lightweight speech device can then be clipped on to a piece of clothing or other item for easy access to often used phrases.

Williams Syndrome Awareness

Williams Syndrome affects about 1 in 7500 people, yet awareness of Beuren Syndrome remains low. Here's how you can help.

Williams Syndrome

Want to understand what Williams Syndrome is all about? Guest writer Ashley Rachel Brownstein wrote this great summary.

Williams Beuren Syndrome Books

Looking for great books about Williams Beuren Syndrome? We've pulled together a great selection of books for you here.

jobs, disability

When I first was assaulted, I cried every day, all day. Then they let me go to work. I was in pain all of the time and extremely weak. But it was

Staying at Home

I have a daugther who is 6 years old. She has Cerebral Palsy. And is in and out of the hospital a lot and she has many docters appt. So many that I

Teaching Autistic Kids

Are you wondering if you are teaching autistic kids? Need to know more about symptoms as they manifest in class? Here is a list of red flags to help you identify the possibility of autism.