Low Tech Assistive Products

LOW TECH PRODUCTS

There are many products and websites to buy different types of "low tech" products for students with needs for writing. They range from pencil grips to tomato seats.  Here are a few companies and sample products.

eSpecial Needs has over 500 products for special needs children. Company started in 2002 in Missouri by a parent of an autist child that had difficulty finding assistive equipment for her child. Types of products are: Positioning Seats, Pencil Grips, Computer Aids, Mibility Aids, Bedding, Toiletry, Dining, Motor Skills, Sensory Items, Toys, Rehab products, Strollers and Wheelchairs, Speech and Communication and many more. You can shop by diagnosis or category. Here are a few examples:



Company Website: http://www.especialneeds.com/home.php

Katie Peglow is a licensed Pediatric Physical Therapist for Early Intervention. When you call, customer assistance will be OT's or Physical Therapists. Website has an extensive array of products listed by "Need". Needs include help with sitting, standing, walking, transportation, lying down, sensory intergration, balance,

crawling, communication and bathing.  This Tomato Seat seems to be a popular product with all these websites.

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The weighted vests are also used for help with proper seating. These are not cheap! They cost between $200-$300.  Website:

http://www.adaptivemall.com/

EZ Grip is a company that specializes in adaptive pens and pencils.

Here are some sample products.

Products are not expensive. Website:

http://www.dextek.com/index.htm

The Pencil Grip, Inc. company was started by Dr. Lois Provda, an Educational Therapist and now they sell hundreds of products. They are inexpensive tools that can be ordered online. Here are a few sample products:

Website:

http://www.thepencilgrip.com/index.phtml

TOYS FOR AUTISM

The website sepcializes on any tools required by children with autism The site was developed by an Atlanta based group of board certified OT's. They gear their site for parents and teachers of autistic kids.

Here are some handwriting assistive tools.

For posture and balance:

Costs vary depending on items.

Website:

http://www.toysforautism.com/index.html

AUTISTICCHILDREN.ORG

An on-line store for many products specialized for children with autism.

Here are some handwriting tools:

Posture and Balance:

Website:

http://www.autisticchildren.org/main.sc

ACHIEVEMENT PRODUCTS

An extensive website to purchase items for special needs children. Categories are Sensory Stimulation, Sensory Optics, Sensory Intergration, Art Therapy, Gross Motor, Handwriting. Huge selection of products.

Handwriting:
http://www.achievement-products.com/



FDMT, The Boutique
Another huge website that specializes on educational materials and sensory tools for special needs children.

http://www.fdmt.ca/catalogue/