Mobile App Monday - Sleeps to Christmas Lite

Looking for a fun app to help those who are just too excited to wait for Christmas? Sleeps to Christmas might be just what you need. This fun app has a variety of characters that hold signs that count down the nights, hours, minutes or seconds to Christmas. Snow falls around the character while Christmas music plays, and you can even shake your phone or iPod to make the jingle bells sound.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id293747050

House to Home

Autism Speaks is working on a project to empower adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder to move out of their family home and live as independently as possible, while remaining connected to the larger community. They are inviting people from around the world to submit innovative, breakthrough ideas in the following three home and residential support solutions:

• For individuals who require 24/7 support
• For individuals who require daily support
• For individuals who require weekly support

The best solution in each of these categories will receive a $50,000 USD prize. The total prize purse is $150,000 USD.

You may visit the Autism Speaks House to Home Prize challenge page to find out more and to register as an innovator. No entry fee is required. Last date for submission is March 1, 2016.

Go to: https://herox.com/HouseToHomePrize

Mobile App Monday - Pocket Charts

"Developed for your iPad, this easy game will teach and reinforce discrimination and memory skills. Game play is based on the popular pocket charts used in classrooms around the world. Happy Thanksgiving! Match Game requires 3-5 minutes for a young learner to complete, making this iPad app ideal for students with short attention spans or those requiring highly visual or tactile learning experiences." -iTunes

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id403884186

Thanksgiving Hours

Next week, CeDIR library will be open on Monday and Tuesday. We will close at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24th and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 30th.

Happy Thanksgiving!

rain reign

In Rain Reign, "Rose Howard [a fifth grader with Asperger's] is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Not everyone understands Rose's obsessions, her rules, and the other things that make her different – not her teachers, not other kids, and not her single father.

When a storm hits their rural town, rivers overflow, the roads are flooded, and Rain goes missing. Rose's father shouldn't have let Rain out. Now Rose has to find her dog, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places to search." -publisher

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Education and System of Care

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism has published a new article on the framework of system of care "that has proven to have long term, positive outcomes for youth, their families and for the communities where these families live."

"The concept of System of Care (SOC) was first articulated in 1986 as a framework and philosophy. This framework was designed to guide the mental health field to reform child-serving systems, services and supports to better meet the needs of children and youth who were impacted by serious mental health challenges in their communities."

To read the entire article, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/system-of-care

Mobile App Monday - Fall Changes

Got someone who doesn't seem to like change? Try "Fall Changes" to help them learn about changes in Autumn. "Celebrate all the things that make fall fun in this colorful seasonal book.
Teach your little one about all that autumn brings: changes in weather, plants, animals, & traditions.
Presented in such a charming way, your child won’t even realize how much they’re learning!"

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id553193991

Writing and Using Social Narratives in All Environments

Do you need to create a social story? Wondering how to even begin? Staff at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism have published an article to help you out. You will find answers to questions such as:

• How do you create a social narrative?
• What should you write?
• How can I be creative with my social narratives? and
• Where can I go to learn more?

To read the entire article, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/writing-and-using-social-narratives

Expanding Expression Tool Workshop

Expanding Expression Tool Workshop

A Multi-Sensory Approach for Improved Written and Oral Expression

Presenter: Sara L. Smith, MS, CCC-SLP

November 17, 2015 in New Haven, IN

November 18, 2015 in Bloomington, IN
 
November 19, 2015 in New Albany, IN

November 20, 2015 in Carmel, IN

Sponsored by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism

In collaboration with East Allen County Schools, Monroe County Community School Corporation, New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation and Carmel Clay Schools.

This workshop will demonstrate a multi-sensory approach for oral and written expression for preschool through 12th grade that will facilitate improvement on vocabulary skills, the common core learning objectives, comprehension of curriculum material, report writing and expressive language.

Learn more about it by visiting:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/expanding-expression-tool-workshop

Overcoming anxiety in children and teens

Overcoming anxiety in children and teens "outlines both the science and art of anxiety therapy. The science of overcoming anxiety is using the well researched approach called gradual exposure therapy which involves helping individuals gradually face their fears. The art of therapy is figuring out how to actually convince someone to face their fears." -publisher

Want to learn more about it? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

"This holiday season, join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang around the table for a (very!) unique Thanksgiving dinner. From pilgrims to popcorn, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving comes to life in this beautifully re-mastered 40th anniversary edition. Magically marrying a book-like feel with clever interactive elements, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving will leave your senses hungry for a second helping!" -iTunes

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id703585226

Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program

"The VB-MAPP is a criterion-referenced assessment tool, curriculum guide, and skill tracking system that is designed for children with autism, and other individuals who demonstrate language delays. The VB-MAPP is based on B.F. Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior, established developmental milestones, and research from the field of behavior analysis."

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Social stories website

Carol Gray, author of many books about writing social stories, has created a website that offers support for those who are touched by autism. Gray describes the site as "A social learning tool that supports the safe and meaningful exchange of information between parents, professionals, and people with autism of all ages."

Learn more about it at:
http://carolgraysocialstories.com/

Mobile App Monday - Leafapalooza: Catch the Falling Leaves

Looking for a fun fall app to keep kids entertained on these longer evenings? Simply catch the falling leaves! They'll start slow and fall faster and faster. Helps build hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id910045969