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News from the OZMO Castle
August 2007 
math book 
Usborne Books
 The most popular book from Usborne is this wonderful math book that describes math concepts using words and pictures. For concepts from addition to geometry to algebra! $13 Just go to this link and then click on math.
 
 
city book
 
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School Tools
blimp pen 
This cool pen is a blimp pen! It is really fat to make it easy to grip. However, Sheri Kaminsky of EFECT found out that it can also be a weighted pen with the addition of a few metal nuts on the pen cartridge inside. Just use 5/16 nuts. (The pens cost $1, or $2 weighted.)
The pens below come with a clip and a retracting string so that they are less easy to lose. ($2 each) They also come in pencils, too. 
 
OZMO castle
Both are in parent picks Other pens and pencils are available, too - bumpy pens, grip assortments, and magnifier pens. Some items that have just been seen at conferences are available if you call.
Discovery Toys TM Sale 
race car
20% off on some of their new toys! Pictured above is the new Countdown Racer that can rev and take off, count in 7 languages, sing 10 melodies, and play 10 music notes. All for $32
Below is the $24 Brain Game. It is a family question/answer game with a flashing, sound brain to pick the category. Pretty cool! Just visit
 
brain game
 
Hi!

Since this is back-to-school time for many people, we will try to have info this month that might help to make it easier and more fun!
 
Send any suggestions or info to mail@ozmofun.com
Have Fun!   Dee Carrick at OZMO
Positive Behavior Interventions
smile To me, this is a method of teaching that combines the best of ABA, common sense, functional behavior assessments, natural consequences, and respect for the person with autism. The idea is to think about the behaviors instead of just reacting to them. Then combine an understanding of their unique needs with positive rewards and skilled teaching.
 
More information on how to incorporate PBI into home and school can be found on the following sites:
 
 
 
Making it FUN
pipe"Use their interests" is something we have probably all heard. It is fairly obvious that we can use toys they like as rewards, and books on favorite subjects for reading practice. Integrating their interests into every part of the curriculum is possible, too. But, you can also do simple easy things! When my son was into plumbing, I would draw a simple pipe around the edge of the page. As each problem was answered, I drew more water in the pipe. When complete and correct, he got to take the marker and make the water gush out the pipe and splatter around the page! We could do it differently each time - change to brown sewage, green alien slime, purple pollution or add stick figures to get wet. Just use your imagination and theirs, too! Use dino prints and then a dino stamp to color at the end. Draw a line of stars and let them move a little spaceship along the star path. Have fun! 
 
Coming Soon!
(If you just can't stand the wait, call or email OZMO. Sometimes we have them, but we just haven't gotten them on the website yet.)
 
Here is a list of fun to come:
Fits-Right pens or pencils (in)
200 piece ocean cross-section puzzle
200 piece Earth cross-section puzzle
metallic magnetic mosaic tiles in a tin
Loony Laundry game (in)
Tornado maker
Race Car Maze (in)
Light-up Tambourine (in)
Just Arrived! 
castleshirt
 
The new items just added include:......Okay- we have been busy at conferences this month and haven't added much!
 
However, we keep getting new stuff in. We will also be adding DVDs, CDs, and new Usborne books.
 
We also spent some time designing our own T-shirt! See it in the picture. Let me know if you want one for $10 (cost price). They were made for me and my family when we show at conferences, but they would also work as autism awareness shirts...and FUN awareness!
 
And, we just received the light-spinner kaleidoscopes that have been on order for months. They are really cool with light-pattern spinners inside that whirl by a speed control dial. Whew! We are still waiting on the revised space magnetic puzzle and other new fall items.
license 
 
I wanted to let people in Missouri know that they can purchase Autism car license tags by going to the ethan and friends site  to get the details. It costs $20 for a donation and $15 to the tag dept. 
 
We at OZMO are trying to make the lives of people on the spectrum a little more fun. Thanks for helping us do it.
 
Sincerely,
Dee Carrick
OZMO
1-866-255-6200
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