Get a sneak peek of Floreo's revamped Small Talk lesson!

Floreo's Director of Therapy Content, Marsha Stepensky MS.Ed, BCBA, shared a little about what you can look forward to regarding new lessons in 2024: "Kicking off the year, we're eager to introduce a revamped small talk lesson with Myra. Get ready for richer conversations, a variety of topics, and enhanced flexibility for Coaches to replay the lesson for optimal learning. Hot on its heels is our new greetings lesson, tailored to enable Coaches to select specific greetings for focused practice."

We have more new and exciting lessons in the works and can't wait to share more about those lessons with you as they get closer to the finish line!

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!

ATIA in Orlando, FL January 25-27
International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities in Honolulu, HI January 17-19
CalABA in Pasadena, CA February 8-10
ABAI in Las Vegas, NV March 18-20
APBA in New Orleans, LA March 8-9
BHBusiness VALUES in Miami, FL March 11-13
Autism Investor Summit in Beverly Hills, CA April 1-3

New Partnerships

THE FLOREO COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW

A warm welcome to our newest partners at Shaping Little Minds Pediatric Therapy Center (TX) who just signed up to begin their Floreo program. We look forward to helping you serve the needs of your clients and community!

And a big congratulations and thank you to Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (TN) and Elizabeth Police Department (NJ) who just renewed their Floreo programs for another year, embarking on their respective 2nd and 4th years with Floreo. We excited to help positively impact their Learners for another year.

Are you ready to join the Floreo family? We would love to discuss implementation in your school, district, or practice!

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.

Educational opportunity

FLOREO 101 WEBINAR

Join Floreo's Director of Customer Success, Heather Manning, on January 17th at 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific for an introduction to Floreo. If you have been considering Floreo and want to see how easy it is to use, are a new customer, or just need a refresher on how things work, this webinar is for you! All registrants will receive the recording of the webinar, so even if you can't join live, please register!

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.

The Evolution of Pointing: Some of the earliest lessons that we made at Floreo back in 2016 were developed to support Learners who had challenges around joint attention-related skills. You may have noticed in the lesson Emma is Pointing that character Emma looks at an animal and holds her gaze, as well as her gestural point, on that animal for 20 seconds.

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

A quarter of teens with autism may be undiagnosed
Autism transitions and how to manage them
The stars of a new Broadway show on exploring connections among autistic adults (video with transcript)
Adapting business environments for the neurodiverse
How to lead a successful neurodiverse team
A compassionate approach to neurodiversity-affirming therapy (podcast)

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.