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January 2019 Newsletter

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STAGES NEWS: Information, Resources & More!
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Autism and Anxiety: 10 Strategies to Help Your Child
 
Children come into this world with little knowledge of the world around them. As they grow they explore their environment, acquire knowledge about social norms, facts, and what is expected and accepted. For children with autism the expectations are the same. Learning how to interact with peers, teachers, and parents is a process that each developing child navigates.
  
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Autism and Inclusive Sports
 
Sports are a unifying, fun way for individuals and communities to connect. For individuals with autism, participation in athletic events may be difficult due to the loud, chaotic environments or exclusion from participating. The Special Olympics and Unified Sports are programs specifically created to be inclusive of athletes of all ages and abilities in participating in team sports.
 
 
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Review of our Emotions Cards!

Our Emotions Cards set was recently reviewed by family blogger Flanders Family Homelife. This 80-Card set helps students identify and discuss feelings and emotions. The set features a range of actors from 1 to 70 years old, and from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Read the review and purchase your own card set!
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Introducing our newest product: Wobble Stools!

Stages is excited to announce another addition to our Sensory Builder line of products: Wobble Stools! The Wobble Stool from Stages Learning is specifically designed so even the most active students can stay focused. The textured, non-slip rubber bottom is curved to allow a wide range of movement without disrupting the class and the non-slip seat keeps kids from slipping off.

Get Your Own Here!
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Advertise with Stages Learning!

Reach over 500,000 autism-interest parents, therapists and educators when you advertise with us! Take advantage of our different marketing opportunities for your business or website.

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Autism in the News:

Three spectrums, not one, may define autism

Spectrum, January 24.

Three distinct categories of traits best characterize autism, according to a study of more than 6,000 children. Children with autism or other conditions fall on a spectrum of ability in each of these categories — problems with social interactions, communication difficulties and repetitive behaviors, the results suggest. And autistic children tend to be at one end of each spectrum. Read More ...

 

Teen With Autism Who Won A Lifetime Of Peanut Butter Gives It To Furloughed Workers

Huffington Post, January 24.

Eric McKay, a 15-year-old who is autistic, loves peanut butter so much that he successfully completed a grocery store chain’s challenge to get 72,000 retweets to win a lifetime supply of peanut butter. But instead of keeping all the peanut butter, which he worked so hard for, he decided to share it with the federal workers who have been forced to work without pay during the partial government shutdown. Read More ...

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Thanks again for visiting our site and checking out our resources! We hope you find them to be useful in your home, classroom and daily life!

Warm Regards,

Angela Nelson

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President, Stages Learning Materials