Floreo can help avoid "summer slide"

As we speed toward the summer, you may already be thinking about ways to engage with your Learners during that time. Floreo is a flexible, mobile experience that allows Learners to practice important skills from anywhere! Our telehealth option opens up even more opportunities for therapists and educators to engage with Learners even when not physically in the same location.

We know that changes in routine, increased leisure time, and in some cases, less social interaction can be difficult to manage. Floreo can help avoid learning loss over the summer and help your Learner keep up their skills year-round.

If you haven't yet talked to a member of our team about our flexible subscription options, please reply to this email to schedule time with us.

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Research opportunity

HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF VR

Attention DC-area families! Does your child have ADHD? Researchers at NIH NHGRI are seeking children age 10-16 to enroll in a research study on the effect of virtual reality cognitive training on ADHD symptoms. Call 800-411-1222 or email PRPL@cc.nih.gov and reference Study 000744 if you are interested!

Upcoming Events

CATCH US AT AN EVENT NEAR YOU

Let us know if you are attending an upcoming event. We would love to connect with you!

ABAI in Philadelphia, PA May 23-27
Disrupting the Norm: The Unconventional Neurodiversity Conference in Jacksonville, FL May 30
Floreo Content Deep Dive June 5 (virtual event)
Atlantic Health Venture and Innovation Summit in Morristown, NJ June 13
AWE in Long Beach, CA June 17-19
Tennessee Virtual Technology Summit June 25 (virtual event)
World Economic Forum Annual Summer Meeting in Dalian China June 25-28

Attention Medicaid Families

FLOREO SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BE COVERED

Did you know that in Wisconsin and New York families on Medicaid waivers initiated full reimbursed coverage of Floreo in the home?

If your family receives services in your state using a Medicaid waiver, you might be able to get a Floreo subscription (including equipment rental) fully covered by your state program. Reach out to us, and let’s work together to see how we can get Floreo into your home and start making a difference for your Learner.

New Partnerships

THE FLOREO COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW

A warm welcome to the newest Floreo partners at School District of Westfield (WI). We are looking forward to bringing Floreo to your Learners!

Are you ready to join the Floreo family? We would love to discuss implementation in your school, district, or practice! Reply to this email to set up time to speak with a member of our team.

Using Floreo in your clinic, school, or home

INFO FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF APPLIED DIGITAL THERAPY

Floreo's Director of Applied Digital Therapy, Rita Solórzano MA, CCC-SLP, is a Speech Language Pathologist with over 30 years of experience.

For individuals with limited speech, developing communicative interactions with new acquaintances is often a more complicated process than it is for communicators who use intelligible speech. The use of commonly understood gestures can be an efficient bridge in these instances. Early on, Floreo developed a series of four lessons to address some early gestural communication within the meaningful context of a simple play narrative. As we look deeper into these four lessons, we see that they not only address gestural communication but can also address play skills, group skills, the ability to have agency over your environment, and some simple problem-solving.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU GAIN FUNDING FOR FLOREO?

We know that budgets can be tight, and we want to help get Floreo into the hands of anyone who needs it! Please let us know if you need help writing up your DonorsChoose application or with information for a grant you have identified. This is a great resource to find available grants.

IDEA and Title I funds are also great sources to help you access a Floreo subscription.

What have we been reading this week?

NEWS ROUND-UP

From VR to Oxytocin: Pioneering Autism Therapies (Floreo mention!)
Research suggests that autistic people are more likely to raise concerns on the job
Raising water safety awareness for children with autism
For adults, autism diagnosis can unlock a new life
Neurodiversity on TV: what’s healthy, what’s harmful, and what gives?

Heather

Heather is Floreo's Director of Customer Success. She makes sure that all of Floreo's customers are comfortable and confident using Floreo. Prior to working at Floreo, Heather worked at Trove (a news start-up) and eBay for Charity. Heather holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College, where she also played varsity basketball (and won an Ivy League Championship) and a M.Ed. from the University of Mary Washington. In her free time she enjoys reading, tennis, skiing, and hiking around Western North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and adorable lab mix, Pepper.