Teeter Poppers are unique instruments for kids. They can rock, roll, sit, wiggle, spin, wobble, or stand on them. The suction cups on the bottom create sounds that add another  dimension of sensory play. Seeing the curiosity, the surprise, and the concentration on their faces as they attempt new movements is something you don't want to miss!

• Winner of ASTRA's Best Toys for Kids Award 2014
• Highly durable plastic body
• Holds up to 110 lbs 
• Recommended for ages 3-10

Benefits

• Open ended play encourages creativity
• Improves gross motor skills including core strength, stability, and leg strength
• Helps develop balance and hand/eye coordination

Needs Fulfilled

• Proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile, and auditory input

Specs for Teeter Poppers

Dimensions
28” L x 11.5” W x 7.5” D

Weight
2.55 lbs

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation (2023), by Hannah Gadsby

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Multi-award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with their show Nanette. Now they take us through the defining moments in their life and their powerful decision to tell the truth—no matter the cost.

Don’t miss Hannah Gadsby’s Something Special, now streaming on Netflix!

“Hannah is a Promethean force, a revolutionary talent. This hilarious, touching, and sometimes tragic book is all about where their fires were lit.”—Emma Thompson

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar, Vulture

“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself,” Hannah Gadsby declared in their show Nanette, a scorching critique of the way society conducts public debates about marginalized communities. When it premiered on Netflix, it left audiences captivated by their blistering honesty and their singular ability to take viewers from rolling laughter to devastated silence. Ten Steps to Nanette continues Gadsby’s tradition of confounding expectations and norms, properly introducing us to one of the most explosive, formative voices of our time.

Gadsby grew up as the youngest of five children in an isolated town in Tasmania, where homosexuality was illegal until 1997. They perceived their childhood as safe and “normal,” but as they gained an awareness of their burgeoning queerness, the outside world began to undermine the “vulnerably thin veneer” of their existence. After moving to mainland Australia and receiving a degree in art history, Gadsby found themselves adrift, working itinerant jobs and enduring years of isolation punctuated by homophobic and sexual violence. At age twenty-seven, without a home or the ability to imagine their own future, they were urged by a friend to enter a stand-up competition. They won, and so began their career in comedy.

Gadsby became well known for their self-deprecating, autobiographical humor that made them the butt of their own jokes. But in 2015, as Australia debated the legality of same-sex marriage, Gadsby started to question this mode of storytelling, beginning work on a show that would become “the most-talked-about, written-about, shared-about comedy act in years” (The New York Times).

Harrowing and hilarious, Ten Steps to Nanette traces Gadsby’s growth as a queer person, to their ever-evolving relationship with comedy, and their struggle with late-in-life diagnoses of autism and ADHD, finally arriving at the backbone of Nanette: the renouncement of self-deprecation, the rejection of misogyny, and the moral significance of truth-telling.

Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 978-1984819789

Named best weighted blanket by Prevention and Oprah Daily!

The Textured Chewable Brick Bracelet provides a safe, wearable, discreet, and cool solution for those who need to chew. It has a unique 'twist-on' style that makes it very easy to take on and off the wrist as needed for oral motor stim throughout the day. Because it's worn on the wrist, it's a particularly good option for those who can't wear necklaces and/or for those who chew on their sleeves. It can also be used as a sensory fidget - twist it, bend it, run your fingers over the tactile bumps, etc.).

• These only come in the small size currently, which is recommended for a wrist circumference under 5.5 inches
• Easy twist-on design
• Tactile bumps for added sensory input
• Made in USA

This item cannot be returned.

Benefits

• Redirects stimming energy
• Improves mood and focus

Needs Fulfilled

• Oral motor and tactile input

Safety Features

• Lead, phthalates, PVC, BPA, and latex free
• Medical grade and FDA compliant 

Specs for Bracelet

Weight
.8 oz

Texture/Color
Standard (Red) - This is the softest level, recommended for mild chewers (those who do not chew through anything)

XT / Medium Firm (Black) - This is the middle level, which is called XT ("Xtra Tough"). It's firmer, but still fairly chewy, recommended for moderate chewers

The Textured Grabber is a multi-tool that can be used for both oral stimulation/food texture transitions and as a fidget. 

• Has an easy-to-hold loop and a long extension to reach the back molars.
• 3 textured surfaces for tactile input (one smooth, one with circular bumps, and one with rectangular bumps)
• Dishwasher safe
• Made in USA

This item is non-returnable.

Benefits

• Helps decrease oral defensiveness by introducing textures 
• Use it as a safe alternative to chewing on one's hands, shirts, pencils, etc
• Practice biting/chewing skills without the risk of choking
• Build jaw strength and stability, and exercise the mouth muscles
• Use as a fidget tool to improve mood and focus

Need Fulfilled

• Oral motor and tactile input

Safety Features

• Medical grade and FDA compliant
• No lead, phthalates, PVC, BPA, or latex

Specs for Grabber

Toughness levels

Soft / Standard (Magenta or Red) - recommended for mild chewing, individuals with low oral tone, or individuals with limited jaw strength just learning to bite and chew.  These are the softest ones with the most “squishiness” and “give” to them.

XT / Medium Firm (Lime Green or Teal) - XT stands for "Xtra Tough."  These are firmer, but still fairly chewy.  Recommended for moderate chewers.  Or, individuals working on building jaw strength can eventually "graduate" from the soft to the XT.

XXT / Very Firm (Royal Blue or Forest Green) - XXT stands for "Xtra Xtra Tough."  These are the most firm and provide the most resistance to the jaw.  No chew tool is indestructible, but these are very tough / the longest lasting option for avid chewing.  The Y-Chew XXT is usually the overall longest lasting chew for most avid chewers.

Dimensions
5”Lx2”W

Weight
1.45 oz

This cute Textured Leaf Chewy Fidget Necklace is a nature lover's dream. This necklace works two ways: use it as a chewy for light chewers, or as a tactile fidget that has textured elements. The ball can be spun or picked at and pulled on, and the leaf has grooves to run fingers over. The cord has sliding knots so the length is adjustable; the longest length it can be adjusted to is about 32 inches, meaning it can hang down about 16 inches.

• Made with food grade silicone
• Clean often with soap and warm water
• Discard if the silicone becomes damaged
• Made for soft chewers
• Silicone beads

This item is non-returnable.

Benefits

• Helps organize sensory information
• Improves mood and focus
• Helps with transitions and social skills
• Discreet fidget

Need Fulfilled

• Oral motor and tactile input

Specs for Textured Leaf Chewy Fidget Necklace

Dimensions
16″ x 0.8″ x 1.5″

Weight
.2 oz

The Autism Job Club: The Neurodiverse Workforce in the New Normal of Employment (2015), Michael S. Bernick and Richard Holden

The Autism Job Club is a groundbreaking book for bringing adults with autism and other neurodivergent conditions into the work world.

The book has its basis in the autism job club that the authors have been part of in the San Francisco Bay Area, the job-creation and job-placement efforts the club has undertaken, and similar efforts throughout the United States.

The authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neurodivergent conditions more than two decades after the ADA, and national data on autism employment and unemployment with the individual employment searches of job club members.

Bernick and Holden also outline and explain six strategies that, taken together, will reshape employment for adults with autism:

*The art of the autism job coach.
*The autism advantage in technology employment.
*Autism employment and the internet economy.
*Autism employment and the practical/craft economy.
*Autism and extra-governmental job networks.
*Autism and public service employment.

The Autism Job Club will be a vital resource for adults with autism, their families, and advocates who are committed to neuro-diverse employment, not unemployment. But it will also speak to a far broader audience interested in how to carve out a place for themselves or others in an increasingly competitive job world.

Paperback: 272 pages

The Bead Orbit Fidget is a marble track that rotates! This fidget toy spins and rotates to change the direction of the track. Move the marbles altogether or on 3 individual tracks. Colorful and compact, this tool can go with you anywhere!

• Ages 8+

Benefits

• Ideal for all types of attention disorders
• Helps regulate mood and increase focus
• This puzzle exercises the left and right sides of the brain simultaneously
• Improves problem-solving skills and attention span
• Improves short term memory
• Excellent for fine motor skill development

Need Fulfilled

• Tactile input

The Emotion’s Deck introduces little ones to the broad spectrum of emotions and supports social-emotional learning. These cards can be used to play charades, as discussion or journal prompts, for crisis planning, and more.

• Set of 30 cards

Benefits

• Helps with language development
• Can help aid with interoception/the ability to identify emotions

Need Fulfilled

• Social and emotional development

Specs for Deck

Card Dimensions
3” x 5”

Weight
10 oz

The Everything Parent’s Guide To Sensory Processing Disorder: The Information and Treatment Options You Need To Help Your Child With SPD (2014), Terri Mauro 

If your child has been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (SPD), you understand how simple, everyday tasks can become a struggle. With The Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder, you can help your child learn how to reduce stress and minimize the symptoms of SPD. In this all-in-one guide, Terri Mauro provides all the information you need regarding SPD, including:

• An in-depth definition of SPD and its effects
• The newest treatments, therapies, and diets
• Techniques for use outside of the therapist's office
• The latest research on physical causes of SPD
• Advice for coping at school, home, and play

Your child deserves to live a life free of the difficulties SPD can bring. The Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder gives you professional advice to help your child to manage sensory needs and feel calmer, happier, and in control, now and in the future.

ISBN: 978-1440574566
Publisher: Everything

There are mysteries in the jungle that the animals cannot solve, so they call the great investigator because there’s no problem he cannot solve. Where did monkey lose its banana? Where is elephant's stash of nuts? What happened to lion's roar? Children will love reading and helping to solve the mysteries along with the alligator detective while playing along with the attached bead maze.

• Part of the Fidget Fun Series, this storybook has an attached bead maze with the Great Investigator's face as the background
• Children can read along and help solve the mysteries in the jungle
• Contains bright, colorful, original illustrations of adorable jungle animals

Age Range: 3-6 years

 The SPIO Knee Length Lower Body Orthosis assists with primary sensory awareness deficits in lower extremities and lower trunk. SPIO is a flexible bracing system that provides deep pressure for support and feedback.

• Designed with a higher back side to accommodate diapers
• Ideal for spastic diplegia, sensory awareness and stability
• Elastic waistband
• Made of a Lycra blend with multi-directional stretch
• SPIO material is lightweight, wicking and breathable

Benefits

• Improves balance
• Improves muscle control and tone
• Improves respiratory mechanics
• Decreases response latency
• Reduces involuntary movements 

Need Fulfilled

• Proprioceptive and tactile input

Safety Features

• Latex free

Specs for Lower Body Orthosis

Material
Silicone elastic

Sizing

The Parents Guide to Down Syndrome: Advice, Information, Inspiration, and Support for Raising Your Child from Diagnosis Through Adulthood by Jennifer Jacob and Mardra Sikora (2016)

Help your child succeed and thrive!

As a parent of a child diagnosed with Down Syndrome, you may be feeling unsure of what to do next or where your child's journey will take you. In this book, authors Jen Jacob and Mardra Sikora share their experiences and guide you through life with DS with expert advice from diagnosis to adulthood. Each page teaches you ways to support your child through major milestones; nurture their development; and ensure that they succeed behaviorally, socially, and cognitively. You'll also find valuable information on:

• Sharing the news with loved ones
• Transitioning into primary school
• Developing your child's social skills
• Discussing future opportunities, including employment and housing options

With The Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome, you will have the tools you need to raise a happy, healthy, and thriving child.

ISBN: 978-1440592904
Publisher: Adams Media

The Pencil Grip is the original ergonomic writing aid. Writing becomes easy and natural. The Pencil Grip improves handwriting, helps to give more control, and reduces hand fatigue. Its unique, patented design gently encourages the fingers and hand to rest in the proper position for gripping – The Tripod Grip. Unlike other pencil grips, The Pencil Grip feels natural because of its ergonomic design and soft, flexible, latex-free material.

• Designed by a doctor
• #1 Grip recommended by therapists to help kids write 
• The unique shape is designed to be “one size fits all” to help the hands of kids and adults, and works for both righties and lefties
• Fits on pencils, primary pencils, pens, crayons, markers, paint brushes, etc.
• Arthritis Foundation recommended as "easy" and "comfortable"  

Benefits

• Relieves pain, fatigue, white knuckling and improves comfort
• Prevents the thumb wrap
• Improves handwriting

Pencil Grip Glitter is a dazzling edition of the original ergonomic writing aid. Writing becomes easy and natural. The Pencil Grip improves handwriting, helps to give more control, and reduces hand fatigue. Its unique, patented design gently encourages the fingers and hand to rest in the proper position for gripping – The Tripod Grip. Unlike other pencil grips, The Pencil Grip feels natural because of its ergonomic design and soft, flexible, latex-free material.

• Benefits adults, children, righties and lefties                                        
• #1 Grip recommended by therapists to help kids write
• Designed by doctors, tested by kids, approved by parents
• Fits on pencils, pens, crayons and many drawing and writing tools       
• Kids customize their school supplies and love the bright colors!
• Great for adults with arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and tremors

Benefits

• Reduces hand pain, reduces fatigue, and improves comfort
• Teaches and reinforces the proper grip
• Stops common problems like fist grips, thumb wrapping, and white-knuckling

The Pencil Grip Jumbo helps improve comfort, control, and the quality of handwriting. It uses the proven design of The Pencil Grip and is 40% larger. The large size of the grip means it provides more support, up to the second knuckle. Unlike other large pencil grips, The JUMBO Grip feels natural because of its ergonomic design and soft, flexible, latex-free material. The unique shape gently encourages the fingers and hand to rest in the proper position for gripping – The Tripod Grip.

• 40% larger than The Pencil Grip
• Does not require a closed hand to hold
• The only grip that supports up to the second knuckle
• Designed for adults, children, righties and lefties          
• Arthritis Foundation recommended as “easy” and “comfortable” 
• Great for adults with arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and tremors
• Designed by a doctor

Benefits

• Reduces hand pain, reduces fatigue, and improves comfort
• Teaches and reinforces the proper grip
• The size helps children developing fine motor skills

The Perfect Project: A Book About Autism (SEN Superpowers) by Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway Ph.D (2019)

Charlie loves trains but he finds it hard to join in with his classmates on their project for the science fair. When their team needs a new leader, can Charlie use his SEN (Special Education Needs) superpowers to help his group win the prize?

ISBN:  978-0711243279
Publisher: QED Publishing
Age Range: 5-7 Years