Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse and Skill Building Buddies DVDs for Kids on the Autistic Spectrum - Campaign Launch
New parents are showered with gifts such as alphabet blocks and activity mats with bright colors and alphanumeric graphics. Simple puzzles to learn shapes and colors abound, as do every product imaginable with letters and numbers. Television shows, DVDs, electronic toys, and activity cubes aimed at infants through preschoolers all center around the “basics:” ABC’s, 123’s, colors, and shapes.
But what about social skills?
Until recently, most people assumed that social skills were naturally learned, whereas the more “academic” subjects had to be taught. But with the increasing number of diagnoses of autistic spectrum disorders and similar conditions where effective communication and coping strategies can be challenged, tutoring for social skills has become more prevalent. Fortunately, this need has propagated into the at-home market.
Five of our bloggers had the opportunity to try two DVDs aimed at kids on the autistic spectrum:
Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse from NoteAbilities is a series developed by parents and experts in speech and music therapy. Our Bloggers reviewed Volume One: Expressing Yourself. This DVD covers common greetings, eye-contact, and appropriate physical contact.
Skill-Building Buddies: Handling Transitions and Change from Mazzarella Media focuses on unexpected schedule changes, handling disappointment, and the introduction of an unfamiliar activity. Project consultants for this DVD include psychologists, educational professionals, and speech & language pathologists.
Leave a comment on this post or on the round-up post (4/28) and you will be entered to win – one lucky winner will receive both DVDs! <strong>Congratulations to Jen G, winner of the DVDs!
In the meantime, find out what the parents thought:
Mon 4/21 - Mom to the Screaming Masses (Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse)
Mon 4/21 - Karianna (Skill Building Buddies)
Tues 4/22 - Little Bird Reviews (Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse)
Tues 4/22 - A Gaggle of Girls (Skill Building Buddies)
Wed 4/23 - Mommy’s Must Haves (Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse)
Wed 4/23 - Mom to the Screaming Masses (Skill Building Buddies)
Thurs 4/24 - A Gaggle of Girls (Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse)
Thurs 4/24 - Little Bird Reviews (Skill Building Buddies)
Fri 4/25 - Karianna (Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse)
Fri 4/25 - Mommy’s Must Haves (Skill Building Buddies)
This is sooo true! And with a high interest in tv watching, this is a great way to use tv as a teachable moment!
These are really interesting … I’m curious what the suggested age range is.
Great educational resource!
I absolutely would love these DVDs! For some reason, I happen to have made a good number of friends whose kids are on the autistic spectrum. I would love to pass these on if it would help them.
This sounds so compelling. I would love a copy, either for my son or for his special needs preschool’s library.
I’d love to throw my hat in the ring for these DVDs. Thanks!
I’ve heard great things about these DVDs! My son was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old and I’m sure these would be a welcome addition to our dvd library.
Oh I would LOVE to have these. My 10 yr old son is boderline SID. Basically he has symptoms of about 3 different autism spectrum disorders. These sound like they would help him so much!
Oooh these look nice! Wow!
[...] April is Autism awareness month! Parent Bloggeers Network is hosting two concurrent blog tours about edutainment DVDs for children with special needs, especially children with speech/language or autistic spectrum disorders. You can win a copy of the DVDs by commenting over at PBN. [...]
[...] April is Autism awareness month! Parent Bloggeers Network is hosting two concurrent blog tours about edutainment DVDs for children with special needs, especially children with speech/language or autistic spectrum disorders. You can win a copy of the DVDs by commenting over at PBN. [...]