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BE SAFE – How to Interact Safely with the Police

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original-1BE SAFE – How to Interact Safely with the Police by Emily Iland.

XOT Iland 2013

BE SAFE is an exciting new teaching tool tailored to learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders and similar conditions. The video format of BE SAFE is accessible and appealing. Video modeling is an effective, evidence-based teaching method for learners on the spectrum. BE SAFE can also be helpful for individuals with related conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tourette’s, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Intellectual Disability.

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BE SAFE Teaching Edition Movie & Companion Curriculum

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originalBE SAFE Teaching Edition Movie & Companion Curriculum by Emily Iland, M.A.

XOT Iland 2013 teach

The Teaching Edition includes BE SAFE The Movie PLUS a 300+ page Curriculum Guide on CD Rom that parents, teachers and staff can use to bring home the messages of The Movie. The Curriculum Guide includes 7 Lessons, matched to the 7 Episodes of The Movie. Choose from dozens of activities and games, and select from more than 100 visual materials to find the ones that are best suited to a particular learner’s  cognitive ability and language level.

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Fitting in and Having Fun Volume 4

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fitting in and having funFitting in and Having Fun Volume 4

XSS Fitti 2013

This video modeling DVD follows a teen named Jon as he learns to navigate high school by becoming more aware of the unspoken rules his teachers and peers expect him to know. The DVD includes the TD Social Skills exclusive “What they’re thinking” insight windows to help students realize the impact of their behavior on others. Actual high school peer mentors who offer advice on how to solve teen problems are also featured. “Springboard to discussion” questions explore each topic further to help students to better understand and improve social exchanges. The social situations reviewed are: Getting Organized, Classroom Protocol, Sharing Conversations, Staying Calm to Problem-Solve, Showing Empathy, Manners Count, Dealing With Stress, Embarrassing Situations, and Falling Head Over Heels.

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Fitting In and Having Fun 3: Confident and In Control

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fitting in and having fun vol 3Fitting In and Having Fun 3: Confident and In Control

(XSS Fitti 2005 vol.3)  

An important component to making and keeping friends is having the ability to control strong emotions and impulses. This DVD empowers children by showing them what they can do differently, in emotionally charged situations, to stay in control. It shows them how to stay calm to work out disagreements and create compromises. Geared toward mainstreamed elementary school-aged children, it breaks down complex social interactions by showing the consequences, both positive and negative, attached to how the child interacts with others and how they choose to respond in social situations. 30 minutes.

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Social Skills Training and Frustration Management DVD

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social skills training and frustration managementSocial Skills Training and Frustration Management DVD by Jed Baker

(XSS Baker 2007 DVD)

Learn how to: build an individual’s social skills in crucial areas such as conversation, conflict resolution, emotion management, employment, dating, etc.; develop an effective behavior plan; manage and prevent meltdowns; help create peer acceptance; and assess social skills of individuals or groups. 270 minutes.

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Storymovies

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storymoviesStorymovies (DVD) by Carol Gray.

(XSS Gray 2006)

This video is designed for student’s ages 8-12 diagnosed with high functioning autism or Asperger’s Syndrome. Volume 1 addresses school related concepts and skills and the unspoken factors that give meaning and predictability.

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Look Mom – I Have Good Manners

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look momLook Mom – I Have Good Manners by Look Mom I Have Good Manners (DVD).

(XSS Lookm 2004)

This video makes minding your manners all the more fun. Set up like a game show, viewers are asked by humorous host Wally Dooright to pick the correct scenario representing proper behavior. In five categories – mealtime, playtime, telephone, school and healthy manners – situations are presented. 30 minutes.

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Fitting In and Having Fun-Vol. #1 and #2

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fitting in and having funFitting In and Having Fun-Vol. #1 and #2 (DVD) by Amos Wolf Jonathan Dana, Michael Dana, and Michael Dana.

(XSS Fitti 2005)

This is a video modeling program for Children with High Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Other Nonverbal Learning Disorders. This video features real life social situations reenacted by children. It highlights what you can do differently to improve social exchanges and includes “What They’re Thinking” insight windows. Volume one and volume two are 30 minutes each.

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Me Moves

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me movesMe Moves

(XOT Think 2011)  

This DVD is an easy and innovative way to increase attention and calm in as little as two minutes – in the classroom, at home, anywhere – for people of all ages and abilities. A multimedia product that transforms the mind and body through interactive “body puzzles,” the program simultaneously engages a person’s auditory, visual, motor planning and sequencing, and limbic parts of the brain.

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Temple Grandin

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temple grandinTemple Grandin

(XOT Templ 2010)

This movie paints a picture of a young woman’s perseverance and determination while struggling with the isolating challenges of autism at a time when it was still quite unkown.

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Safety and Autism Spectrum Disorder

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safety and autismSafety and Autism Spectrum Disorder

(XOT Safet 2010)

DVD produced by Illinois Assistive Technology Program (www.iltech.org) This DVD gives information on various assistive devices often used for people with other disabilities and shows how they can be modified for people living with ASD.

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Sensory Processing Disorder: Simulations & Solutions (DVD & Kit) (

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sensory processing disorderSensory Processing Disorder: Simulations & Solutions (DVD & Kit)

(XOT Brack 2006)

This practical DVD presents basic information about sensory systems along with simple solutions for how to deal with sensory challenges both home and at school. Viewers will experience what it feels like to have a sensory processing disorder by engaging in simulated exercises for a variety of sensory-processing difficulties. Kit includes enough materials for a group of as many as 25-50 participants.

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Autism- The Musical

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autism the musicalAutism- The Musical DVD by Elain Hall.

(XOT Music 2007 DVD)

This DVD follows the extraordinary and innovative acting coach Elaine Hall, five autistic children, and their parents as they improbably, heroically mount a full-length original stage production. Through trial and error, tears and laughter, these incredible families learn to communicate their feelings in song and performance, finding solace and joy in the act of creating.

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Increasing Medical Compliance for Children with Autism: A Desensitization Package

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Increasing Medical Compliance for Children with Autism: A Desensitization Package

(XMD Incre 2007)

DVD from Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Southern Illinois University

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Visiting the Dentist

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IMG_1147Visiting the Dentist

(XMD Visit 2006)

This is a priming video designed to show children with autism the routine of visiting the dentist. This DVD presents a peer model undergoing an oral assessment. 9 minutes.

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Increasing Dental Compliance for Children with Autism

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IMG_1146Increasing Dental Compliance for Children with Autism (DVD and booklet)

(XMD Huckf 2006)

This DVD and accompanying training manual will show parents and professionals how to use a multi-component desensitization package for training children with autism to tolerate a dental examination. 22 minutes.

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