ABA resources - where to buy?

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Hiya, we would be starting ABA/VB programme for my ASD DS soon, trying gather all resources. Anyone know any good sites or shops where I can get ABA resources? most sites I find are US based and/or pretty expensive. I am looking for picture cards, language builders, auditory training tools, anything to help with listening skills etc etc... Thank you.

We haven't had to buy much really.
I made lots of picture cards by signing up to mrsriley.com which is american but cheap. You can use google images. Get a cheap laminator and make your own with photos / google images
Otherwise I just get stuff from early learning centre and amazon.
I tend to look on US websites and then look for similar things over here.
ELC quite often rip off US toys I've noticed eg Melissa and Doug toys.
TKMAXX often have cheap toys and educational materials

Hi,
I found that its hard to know exactly what you need until the programme is underway, and even then, requirements can change from month to month. Number one on my list is definitely the laminator, which was around 20 quid and I use at least once a week. You can buy sets of cards, but so often you need to customise things, especially in the beginning. To give you an example I recently bought a load of those magnetic scene type books on amazon, because ds was working on 'making a scene', i.e. putting together lots of items from the same category (animals, tools etc) and distinguishing between different categories. We tried them out and he liked exploring the materials, but the targets didn't really go anywhere. Then we took a photo of the living room, and made small individual photos of items that belonged in that room, did the same for other rooms, laminated it all, and virtually straight away he realised what he was supposed to do as it was all so familiar and he could make a 'scene' of items using the room picture as a backdrop. Later he was able to generalise it to other situations.

Also loads of strong ziplock bags for holding the separate materials (not the kind for food, the ones you get at stationary shops). Some clipboards. A shatterproof speech therapy mirror. I still haven't got round to signing up to our local toy library, but I'm sure when I finally do I will wish I'd done it ages ago. And the VB MAPP books which you can get online. And check the charity shops for toys/games as well. For auditory stuff i recorded a load of everyday sound effects on the computer and transferred to ipod for a 'sound lotto' game.

good luck with your programme

Agnes, Jo,
Thanks for the pointers. Mrsriley.com seems to be exactly what I was looking for. Laminator and zip lock bags are in my shopping list. Our portage lady gave us a cd with animal sounds, but our ever-so-smart DS cracked the sequence after two hearing and started giving the answer before the the sound was played!! I need something bit clever and adatptive, your idea of creatong our own would work. Can't wait for the new year to start the programme.

Learning Resources
Taskmaster
Silver Lining. American though.

These are ones I use a lot.

Psychologicasl Corporation

Ring them all and ask to be put on thier mailing list.
Easier to see what they have got by flicking through an actual catalgue than online.
They will then send you a catalogue in perpetuity.

great links , thanks moon.